Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1194: Dr. John Fothergill (1712-1780) 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"Dr. John Fothergill (1712-1780) (Wedgwood)(Modelled by John Flaxman) , 1943.1194,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230231. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1194 People Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 ) Modelled by John Flaxman, British (York, England 1755 - 1826 London, England) Title Dr. John Fothergill (1712-1780) Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medallion Date 1781 or after Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230231 Physical Descriptions Medium White jasperware medallion with green glaze and bust in white jasperware relief Technique Jasperware Dimensions 9.8 x 8.1 x 1.2 cm (3 7/8 x 3 3/16 x 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower edge, impressed: FOTHERGILL 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:] Dr. Fothergill / 1714-1780 / Old Wedgwood / [unique?] green inscription: verso, graphite, handwritten: 1714-1780 inscription: verso, graphite, handwritten: 13157 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 1943.1194 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. Publication History Jean Gorely, "The Winthrop Collection", Old Wedgwood, Wellesley Press, Inc. (Wellesley, MA, 1943), no. 10, pp. 132-139, p. 135 Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 47, p. 25 Louise Todd Ambler, Benjamin Franklin: A Perspective, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975), p. 133, no. 68, ill. Exhibition History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944 Old Wedgwood, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/19/1973 - 05/27/1973 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
