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D2009-CMD. Box and Portriat Medallions.
Box for portrait medallions
D2009-CMD. Box and Portriat Medallions.

Box for portrait medallions

Dateca. 1785
Artist/Maker Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)
Maker Wedgwood (Est. 1759)
OriginEngland
MediumMahogany
DimensionsBox: OH: 2 3/4"; OW: 9 3/4"; OD: 8 5/8"; Medallions: OH: 2 1/16" X 1 3/4"
Credit LineGift of Doctors Harold & Caroline Brown
Object number1984-34,37
DescriptionMahogany three-drawer box containing 36 black basalt portrait medallions depicting the Kings and Queens of England, from William I through George III. Each medallion is impressed "WEDGWOOD" as well as with a number indicating its placement in the collection.
Label TextArtist Thomas Astle (1735-1803) supplied Wedgwood with portraits for this series of the first thirty-six Monarchs of England, from William I through George III.