Lord George Gordon (1751–1793)
This is the likeness of the man who is accused of instigating the Gordon riots of 1780, but the cameo may have been issued at the time of his death in 1793.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lord George Gordon (1751–1793)
- Factory: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
- Date: ca. 1790
- Culture: British, Staffordshire
- Medium: Jasperware
- Dimensions: Height: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
- Object Number: 11.202.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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