Cameo medallion

Wedgwood and Bentley British

1769–80

Not on view

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Title: Cameo medallion
Maker: Wedgwood and Bentley (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1769–1780)
Date: 1769–80
Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Medium: Jasperware; gilt-bronze frame
Dimensions: Unframed: 3 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (8.6 × 7 cm);
Framed: 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (10.5 × 7.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Object Number: 11.202.2e
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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