Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1223: Solon and Chrysippus 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"Solon and Chrysippus (Wedgwood & Bentley) , 1943.1223,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229934. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1223 People Wedgwood & Bentley, British (in business 1769-1780) Title Solon and Chrysippus Other Titles Former Title: Two Classical Figures Former Title: Solon and Pitticus Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medallion Date 1774 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229934 Physical Descriptions Medium Blue jasperware body with facing portrait busts in white relief Technique Jasperware Dimensions 5.5 x 7.1 x 0.8 cm (2 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks manufacturer's mark: verso, impressed: Wedgwood / & Bentley inscription: verso, graphite, handwritten: Pitticus Solon label: verso, yellow paper and black ink, printed: [ ] 5 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 1943.1223 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 Two male busts, facing; drapery around neck. Man on left bald, with fringe; man on right bearded. Publication History Jean Gorely, "The Winthrop Collection", Old Wedgwood, Wellesley Press, Inc. (Wellesley, MA, 1943), no. 10, pp. 132-139, p. 136 Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 6, p. 11 Exhibition History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944 Old Wedgwood, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/19/1973 - 05/27/1973 32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/2015 - 05/05/2016 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
