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John Wesley
Factory:
Dixon, Austin & Co.
(Possibly)
Factory:
Southwick Pottery
(Possibly)
White earthenware, moulded, glazed, transfer-printed in black and painted in blue, yellow, crimson and black.
Method of acquisition: Given (1975-03-24) by Bonnett, B. E.
19th Century, first half#
Circa
1820
CE
-
1850
CE
This profile portrait of John Wesley was copied from an engraving by William Ridley published in 1792 of the portrait of Wesley painted in 1789 by Henry Edridge. It appeared on plaques made by several factories c. 1820-50, such as Dixon, Austin & Co. of Sunderland , c. 1818-39, and Scott's Southwick Pottery in the 1830s and 1840s.
Moulding
Glazing
Transfer printing
Accession number: C.17-1975
Primary reference Number: 72513
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "John Wesley" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72513 Accessed: 2024-11-08 16:10:55
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|title=John Wesley
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-08 16:10:55|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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