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Medallion (Franklin medallion)
Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley partnership, Jean Baptiste Nini
1777-1780
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley partnership (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (jasperware)
- Ormolu
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1958.1175 A- C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1175 A- C
Object Name
Medallion (Franklin medallion)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley partnership (Maker); Jean Baptiste Nini (Original modeller)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Origin of ormolu inner frame England, 1770-1835; origin of outer wood frame probably US, 1925-1950.
Date
1777-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Under shoulder of bust
Inscription: Incised "NIN"
Type: Inscription
Location: Below portrait
Inscription: Incised "FRANKLIN"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Benjamin Franklin
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Stoneware (jasperware)
- Ormolu
- Wood
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
0.935 (H) x 5.591 (W) x 6.378 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.375 (H) x 14.2 (W) x 16.2 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: White, Ashli C. 2023 Revolutionary Things: Material Culture and Politics in the Late Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World.
• Published: p.2, fig. I.i.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Same portrait on terra cotta Franklin portrait medallion: August 1-3, 2008, lot 1652, matches Witnerthur 2003.0013.004.