Oval blue jasper medallion with profile portrait of Priestley 1733 1804 was an 18th century English theologian English Dissenters clergyman natural philosopher chemist innovative grammarian multi subject educator and liberal political theorist who published over 150 works

Joseph Priestley

Wedgwood

About 1790

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Round box with lid decorated with a man and woman
Deep dish of red earthenware redware with a brownish orange lead based glaze the interior with a pattern of individual incised scrolls and squiggly lines around the border in the middle a large impressed leaf motif surrounded by four other impressed leaves below the center leaf the date 1764 and above the initials B C
Bust in profile left head turned front in uniform with sash and medals and drapery
Knife handle of solid light blue jasper with white relief decoration in the form of acanthus leaves extending upward from the shank end broken