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Medallion (David Garrick medallion)
Wedgwood - Etruria Works, Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley partnership, Thomas Pingo
1773-1777
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Wedgwood - Etruria Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Etruria; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (jasperware)
Museum Object Number
2006.0027
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Lindsay Grigsby
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Object Number
2006.0027
Object Name
Medallion (David Garrick medallion)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Wedgwood - Etruria Works (Maker); Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley partnership (Maker); Thomas Pingo (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Etruria; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1773-1777
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "Old' incised in script
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- David Garrick
- Theater
Materials
- Stoneware (jasperware)
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
1.063 (H) x 0.945 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.7 (H) x 2.4 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Johnson, Harwood A. & Edwards, Diana. 01//1994 Ornamental Wares in Philadelphia in 1793. Antiques. 167-73.
• Published: p. 170, pl. X.Book: Adams, Elizabeth Bryding. 1992 The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
• A Wedgwood basalt intaglio medallion of the actor David Garrick ca. 1790, p. 374 (Cat. No. 1006)Book: Reilly, Robin. 1989 Wedgwood.
• Portrait medallion of David Garrick in blue jasper modelled by William Hackwood in 1777 with Wedgwood and Bentley mark, p. 558 (Fig. 795)