Elizabeth I, Queen of England

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons British

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Portrait medallions made of black basalt and colored jasperware formed an important part of Wedgwood’s ceramics business and featured important individuals from history as well as celebrities from Wedgwood’s own time. The firm produced almost 1700 different kinds of medallions, described in catalogs from 1773 and 1788. This medallion portrait of Queen Elizabeth was probably based upon a sixteenth-century medal and was mentioned in the 1779 sales catalog.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present), Black basalt ware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire

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Elizabeth I, Queen of England, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present), Black basalt ware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present), Black basalt ware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire

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