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Wedgwood medallion made of clay from Sydney Cove
Josiah Wedgwood1789
National Museum of Australia
Canberra, Australia
Original issue Wedgwood medallion made from clay from Sydney Cove. The full title of the medallion is “Hope encouraging Art and Labour, under the influence of Peace, to pursue the employments necessary to give security and happiness to an infant settlement” but this is not on the medallion itself.
The medallion is dark grey. The obverse depicts a group of classical figures in relief, above "ETRURIA / 1789".
"MADE BY / IOSIAH WEDGWOOD / OF CLAY / FROM / SYDNEY COVE" is inscribed in the reverse.
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- Title: Wedgwood medallion made of clay from Sydney Cove
- Creator: Josiah Wedgwood
- Date: 1789
- Location: England
- Material: Ceramic, Glass, Wood, Brass, Textile - non specific
- External Link: National Museum of Australia Collection Explorer
- Dimensions: D 3mm x Dia 65mm
- Collection: Sydney Cove Medallion collection National Museum of Australia
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