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Medallion of Mercury
Wedgwood, Josiah
(Factory)
Jasper, pale greyish-blue with slightly darker blue wash on both sides, and white reliefs. Mercury, with a wing in his hair, in profile to left. The medallion is much thinner than normal.
History note: Unknown before testator
L.C.D. Clarke Bequst, 1960
Depth: 0.4 cm
Height: 5.4 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1960)
by
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Late 18th century
George III
Circa
1780
-
1795
Relief
pale greyish-blue and white Jasper ware
Accession number: C.107-1961
Primary reference Number: 11440
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Medallion of Mercury"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11440 Accessed: 2022-05-28 08:00:59
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Accession Number: MAR.C.16A-1912
Accession Number: C.8F-1975
Accession Number: C.8G-1975
Accession Number: C.8A-1975
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