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Source Description
John Wesley (1762-1791) was the Anglican minister who, with his brother Charles, was instrumental in establishing the Methodist faith in Great Britain. The medallion is unusually large for Wedgwood and is executed in blue-and-white jasperware. Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), and Wesley shared an abhorrence of slavery, which the latter had encountered during a visit to Georgia in 1836. The cleric and the potter met as early as 1761, when Wedgwood presented a teapot decorated with religious verses copied from his wife's calico apron to Wesley, giving rise to the "Wesley Wedgwood" line of china. Wedgwood also produced black basalt busts of the cleric.
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Document identity
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88832
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Medallion of John Wesley
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object
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Source metadata
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88832
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normalized
title
Medallion of John Wesley
description
John Wesley (1762-1791) was the Anglican minister who, with his brother Charles, was instrumental in establishing the Methodist faith in Great Britain. The medallion is unusually large for Wedgwood and is executed in blue-and-white jasperware. Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), and Wesley shared an abhorrence of slavery, which the latter had encountered during a visit to Georgia in 1836. The cleric and the potter met as early as 1761, when Wedgwood presented a teapot decorated with religious verses copied from his wife's calico apron to Wesley, giving rise to the "Wesley Wedgwood" line of china. Wedgwood also produced black basalt busts of the cleric.
provenance
Dorothy McIlvain Scott, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2012, by bequest.
date
ca. 1780-1805
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CC0
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en
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medallions
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2
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2
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import
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cm
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9.5
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7
dimensionsRaw
Sight: H: 3 3/4 x W: 2 3/4 in. (9.53 x 6.99 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] On back: WEDGWOOD; [Inscription] On back: Wesley
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blue and white jasperware
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3106
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EAN
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none
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1
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photo
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12fb39b0f0c2d976
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no
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2
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photo
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