intaglio
- Museum number
- 1887,0307,I.436
- Description
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Seal; intaglio; black basalt stoneware; oval; head to right of Britannicus, son of the Emperor Claudius; reverse, bevelled rim, with maker's model number.
- Production date
- 1769-1780 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 0.50 - 1 inches (max)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The model is listed in the 1787 Wedgwood catalogue of cameos and intaglios, under Class I, Section II, as ’285 Britannicus’, and in the 1779 Wedgwood and Bentley catalogue, as ’285 Britannicus, figure.’, but is skipped over in the 1773 Wedgwood and Bentley catalogue.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1887
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1887,0307,I.436