Voltaire
Object type: Cameo medallion
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Staffordshire
Artist: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons|Josiah Wedgwood
Artist bio: British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present|British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
Artist role: Factory|Factory owner
Artist nationality: British|British
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Jasper dip, front and back
Dimensions: 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (7 × 4.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
Accession year: 1924
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