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Medallion - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1885M2709
Collection:Applied Art - Pottery
Date:1770 - 1790

Maker Information

Attributed to:William Hackwood - View biography for William Hackwood
Manufacturer:Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons Ltd) - View history

Notes

An oval stoneware medallion. Pale blue ground and applied relief portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) with a comet. Newton discovered gravity through studying a comet rather than the more traditionally told story of his observation of a falling apple.

Presented by Sir Richard and Mr George Tangye, 1885.

Further Information

Production Period:18th Century
School/Style:Wedgwood
Medium:Jasper, fine grained unglazed stoneware.
Material(s):Stoneware
Place of Origin:Etruria, Staffordshire, England

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Dimensions

Height:92 mm
Width:70 mm