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Medallion of Benjamin Franklin

Designer Probably designed by Jean Jacques Caffiéri French
Manufacturer Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons British
1777–1800
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Medallion of Benjamin Franklin
  • Designer: Probably designed by Jean Jacques Caffiéri (French, Paris 1725–1792 Paris)
  • Manufacturer: Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
  • Date: 1777–1800
  • Geography: Made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Earthenware
  • Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (7 x 5.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.76.16
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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