Medallion with Apollo and Zodiac Border

late 18th century (Neoclassical) Diam: 2 in. (5.08 cm) Citation Source image

In 1774, Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95) introduced the unglazed jasperware with white relief decoration on pastel or black backgrounds for which the firm became famous. The technique was used for ornamental cameos that appealed to the late 18th-century passion for ancient cameos an...

Artifact

id
id
38919
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Elisabeth Gilman; Walters Art Museum, 1948, by gift.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
2
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_48.1971_Fnt_BW_H48.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_48.1971_Fnt_BW_H48.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_48.1971_Fnt_BW_H48.jpg
imageCount 2
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1971