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Cameo

Wedgwood and Sons; Matthew Boulton

Caption

Wedgwood and Sons (British, Staffordshire, 1759–present); Matthew Boulton. Cameo, ca. 1790. Jasperware, steel, 1 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (4.8 × 3.8 cm) With Frame: 2 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (6.4 × 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Emily Winthrop Miles, 58.194.7.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Cameo

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

Jasperware, steel

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

1 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (4.8 × 3.8 cm) With Frame: 2 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (6.4 × 5.7 cm)

Markings

"WEDGWOOD" impressed on back

Credit Line

Gift of Emily Winthrop Miles

Accession Number

58.194.7

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Artists and makers

Wedgwood and Sons

483 works in the collection

Matthew Boulton

3 works in the collection