Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1215: William Frederick, Prince of Orange (1772-1843) Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"William Frederick, Prince of Orange (1772-1843) (Wedgwood) , 1943.1215,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229900. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1215 People Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 ) Title William Frederick, Prince of Orange (1772-1843) Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medallion Date 1782 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229900 Physical Descriptions Medium Black basalt Technique Basaltes ware Dimensions sight: 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.3 cm (4 x 3 3/16 x 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: verso, incised: [in script:] W. Frederic manufacturer's mark: verso, impressed: Wedgwood label: verso, paper, black ink, handwritten: William Frederic, / Prince of Orange / Afterwards William I / of the Netherlands / 1772-1842 / Old Wedgwood 1778 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, 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 1943.1215 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Half-length left profile, flouncy collar, fur at waist. Raised molded border. Verso has shallow oval depression; angled rectangular depression (for hanging?) at top; two firing holes. Publication History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 44, p. 24 Jean Gorely, "Pedigreed Wedgwood", The Magazine Antiques (January 1945), pp. 29-31, p. 31, repr. Exhibition History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
