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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1885M2709 |
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Collection: | Applied Art - Pottery |
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Date: | 1770 - 1790 |
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Maker Information | Attributed to: | William Hackwood - View biography for William Hackwood |
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Manufacturer: | Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons Ltd) - View history |
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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 |
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School/Style: | Wedgwood |
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Medium: | Jasper, fine grained unglazed stoneware. |
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Material(s): | Stoneware |
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Place of Origin: | Etruria, Staffordshire, England |
Associated People | | Dimensions | Height: | 92 mm |
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Width: | 70 mm |
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