Medallion — Sydney Cove Medallion, Etruria, 20th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
20th century
Medallion in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number WE.11675-2014), made in Etruria, dated 20th century. The museum's brief description reads: Medallion, jasperware, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, 20th century.
Museum description: Medallion, buff jasperware with design replicating the Sydney Cove Medallion, four figures depicted in classical apperal with ship and town in background with circle surrounding the design, text 'ETRURIA, 1789' on front. The museum records it as Jasperware, moulding, measuring Height 73 mm; Width 73 mm; Diameter 73 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Jasperware
- Dimensions
- Height 73 mm; Width 73 mm; Diameter 73 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Jasperware, moulding
- Place recorded
- Etruria
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- WEDGWOOD / MADE IN / ENGLAND' (impressed)
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medallion
- Museum object number
- WE.11675-2014
- Museum system number
- O1778833
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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