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Medallion (George III portrait medallion)
Wedgwood - Etruria Works, Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley partnership, William Hackwood
1775-1780
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Wedgwood - Etruria Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (jasperware)
Museum Object Number
2005.0010
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Lindsay Grigsby
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Object Number
2005.0010
Object Name
Medallion (George III portrait medallion)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Wedgwood - Etruria Works (Maker); Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley partnership (Maker); William Hackwood (Possible modeler)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1775-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Under bust portrait
Inscription: Impressed "GEO. III."
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "Wedgwood & Bentley"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular, green printed sticker bears white "5".
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular white sticker has written ink "1074."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- George III
- Political figure
- Monarchs and nobility
- Government
Materials
- Stoneware (jasperware)
Techniques
- Molded
- Dipped
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 01//2020 Winterthur Primer: Fit for a King (or Queen) Ceramics and the British Monarchy. Antiques and Fine Art. XIX (1): 156-157.
• Published: p. 157, no. 5Book: Reilly, Robin & Savage, George. 1973 Wedgwood: the Portrait Medallions.
• Very similar medallion: p. 167, i, "Attributed to Hackwood and modelled as a pair to Queen Charlotte [see p. 96]. This portrait also exists surmounted by ribbons inscribed 'HEALTH RESTORED'."Book: Adams, Elizabeth Bryding. 1992 The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
• Similar medallion: color plate 81, p. 104, "ca. 1775, William Hackwood, modeler, after portrait by Isaac Gosset (1713- 99)Catalogue: Skinner (sales catalogue).
• Wedgwood and Bentley marked similar medallion: January 9, 2010, lot 157.