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Viscount Nelson

Factory Josiah Wedgwood and Sons British
late 18th–early 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Viscount Nelson
  • Factory: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
  • Maker: Josiah II Wedgwood (Burslem 1769–1843 Staffs.)
  • Modeler: Jan (or Jean) de Vaere (or Devaere) (Flemish, 1754–1830)
  • Date: late 18th–early 19th century
  • Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
  • Medium: Jasper ware
  • Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (9.5 × 7.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.76.32
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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