portrait medallion
manufacturer: Wedgwood potteries (estab. 1759); after a model by: John De Vaere (English, b.1755, d.1830);
1798
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Description
Portrait medallion (Lord Nelson), oval, English, Wedgwood Staffordshire (est. black basalt of Horatio Viscount Nelson after a model by John Vaere, 1798. The portrait show Nelson after the loss of his right arm (1797) wearing the star and sash of Anthony Knight of the Bath (1791).
Maker and role
manufacturer: Wedgwood potteries (estab. 1759)
after a model by: John De Vaere (English, b.1755, d.1830)
after a model by: John De Vaere (English, b.1755, d.1830)
Production place
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Production date
1798
Media description
Jasperware (black basalt)
Measurements
150 x 120 x 20 mm
Inscriptions
impressed Wedgwood O, incised script Nelson pattern on backing adhered to edge of medallion.
Credit line
purchased with funds provided by the Nina Stanton 18th Century Porcelain Bequest, 2016
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A1367
TJC reference number
1718