Baron Heathfield

Josiah Wedgwood|Josiah Wedgwood and Sons

late 18th century · Jasperware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

General George Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, English general, became in 1775 governor of Gibraltar which he defended against the Spaniards and French, 1779–1783. He was raised to the peerage as Lord Heathfield, baron of Gibraltar, in 1787.

Artist

Josiah Wedgwood|Josiah Wedgwood and Sons

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Jasperware

Culture

British, Etruria, Staffordshire

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942