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Brooch/Pendant “Portrait of a Gentleman”
Wedgwood, Wedgwood and Bentley period
1775-80
Titles
Brooch/Pendant "Portrait of a Gentleman" (Descriptive)
Artist
Wedgwood and Bentley period, 1769 - 1780
/
Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
Medium
stoneware (black basalt) and silver, traces of gilding
Dimensions
1 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 3/8 in. (4.8 × 4.1 × 1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight M. Beeson, 1977.145
Work Type
brooch/pendant
Classification
Jewelry
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Signature
Impressed on the reverse Wedgwood & Bentley [and] 237; the silver mount marked STERLING
Marks
Impressed on the reverse Wedgwood & Bentley [and] 237; the silver mount marked STERLING
Inscription
none
Provenance
Dr. Harold Klawans, Chicago; Dwight and Lucille Beeson, Birmingham; gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art
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