Medallion for a Ring Setting “Male Classical Figure”

Wedgwood

19th century

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Cast from mold with profile portrait of George Washington
Oval blue medallion with white relief profile portrait of Rousseau (1712-1778) facing right, Rousseau was a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer and composer in the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought. "Julie, or the New Heloise" was of importance to the development of pre-romanticism and romanticism in fiction. In addition, during the period of the French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the French philosophers among members of the Jacobin Club.
Cast-iron clasp for a bracelet, the border pierced and with scrolling foliage, the central oval medallion with a portrait of the god Hermes in profile right.
Vase with a cylindrical form and tapered base. The exterior is decorated with interspersed dimensional bands. The interior is glazed a gray-blue inconsistently, with black specks throughout. The lip of the vase extends towards the vase's center, parallel to the base.