Elizabeth I

Wedgwood and Bentley

18th century · Jasperware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Cameo medallions with portrait reliefs were made by Josiah Wedgwood between 1765 and 1795, with Thomas Bentley as his partner from 1769 to 1780. Black basalt and jasper are both types of fine stoneware hard enough for the delicate modeling which distinguishes Wedgwood's portrait cameos of "Illustious Ancents and Moderns."

Artist

Wedgwood and Bentley

Date

18th century

Medium

Jasperware

Culture

British, Etruria, Staffordshire

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942