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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1397
People
Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 )
Title
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229651

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black basaltes with molded profile in relief
Technique
Basaltes ware
Dimensions
6.7 x 5 x 1 cm (2 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: back, incised: [in script:] Franklin
  • manufacturer's mark: verso, impressed: Wedgwood / O

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1397
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Franklin in right profile, bareheaded.

Publication History

  • Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 64, p. 28
  • Washington, Lafayette, Franklin: Portraits, Books, Manuscripts, Prints, Memorabilia, for the Most Part from the Collections of the University, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), p. 30, cat. 62

Exhibition History

  • Washington Lafayette Franklin, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/22/1944 - 05/28/1944
  • Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944

Verification Level

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