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Medallion of Benjamin Franklin

Manufacturer Attributed to Josiah Wedgwood and Sons British
1760–1800
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Medallion of Benjamin Franklin
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire)
  • Manufacturer: Attributed to Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
  • Date: 1760–1800
  • Geography: Made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Earthenware
  • Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (10.5 x 7.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.76.14
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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