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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1222
People
Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 )
After Giovanni Antonio De Rossi, Italian (Milan, Italy 1616 - 1695 Rome, Italy)
Title
Atlas Supporting the World
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229933

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White jasperware figure on purple painted background
Technique
Jasperware
Dimensions
2.1 x 1.8 x 0.3 cm (13/16 x 11/16 x 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1222
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 3, p. 10

Exhibition History

  • Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944

Verification Level

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