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Cameo Medallion

Manufacturer Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons British
1777 (?)
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cameo Medallion
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire)
  • Manufacturer: Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
  • Date: 1777 (?)
  • Geography: Made in Staffordshire, England
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Earthenware
  • Dimensions: 4 x 3 1/16 in. (10.2 x 7.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
  • Object Number: 83.2.282
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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