Portrait Medallion of Benjamin Franklin
Date1779-1780
Maker
Wedgwood
Est. 1759
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin
1706 - 1790
MediumJasperware stoneware
DimensionsH: 2 1/8"; W: 1 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1985-23
DescriptionMedallion: portrait medallion with profile of Benjamin Franklin; of oval form with slightly beveled edge. The portrait facing left, after the bust by Caffieri. The solid light blue Jasper body dipped in a slightly darker blue. The verso with two round holes, ostensibly for hanging or mounting.Inscription(s)"FRANKLIN," impressed just below profile.Mark(s)"Wedgwood & Bently" incised on verso.Provenancewith Lindsay Grigsby Antiques, Richmond
ca. 1790
