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Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

SculptureBritish18th century

Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

c. 1785

Artists

WedgwoodArtist

Joachim SmithArtist

Description

Two firing holes on verso

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Jasperware

Medium

White jasperware body with rose glaze and figure in white relief

Culture

British

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

10.4 x 8.2 x 1.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Possibly by descent [1]; to William Erasmus Darwin, partial exchange; [2] to [Frederick Rathbone, London, 1912], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1912, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943 Notes [1] Rathbone claims the medallion was descended through the Darwin (and suggests possibly the Wedgwood) family in correspondence dated October 15, 1912 [2] Per Rathbone, Darwin exchanged the medallion as partial payment for a vase

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