Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1193: Benjamin West (1738-1820) Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Benjamin West (1738-1820) (Wedgwood) , 1943.1193,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 06, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230223. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1193 People Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 ) Title Benjamin West (1738-1820) Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medallion Date 1788 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230223 Physical Descriptions Medium Pale blue jasperware body with blue glaze on front; profile bust in white relief Technique Jasperware Dimensions 10.7 x 8.5 x 1.6 cm (4 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower edge, impressed: WEST manufacturer's mark: verso, impressed: WEDGWOOD gallery label: verso, paper and black ink, printed and handwritten: [printed:] F. RATHBONE / South Kensington, / LONDON, S.W.; [handwritten:] Benj'n West / P. R. A. / Old Wedgwood / 1787. Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Frederick Rathbone, London, England], sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY 1912, 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 1943.1193 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description West in left profile. Judith Neiswander suggests the relief and background were probably molded in one piece. See curatorial file. Publication History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 51, p. 26 Robin Reilly and George Savage, Wedgwood: The Portrait Medallions, Barrie & Jenkins (London, England, 1973), p. 337, repr. Louise Todd Ambler, Benjamin Franklin: A Perspective, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975), no. 70 Richard Walker, Regency Portraits: Volume I: Text, National Portrait Gallery (London, 1985), p. 545 Exhibition History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944 Benjamin Franklin: A Perspective, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/17/1975 - 09/22/1975 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
