Carolus Linneaus
Object type: Cameo medallion
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Artist: Josiah Wedgwood|John Flaxman
Artist bio: British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent|British, York 1755–1826 London
Artist role: Factory|Modeler
Artist nationality: British|British
Date: ca. 1779
Medium: Jasperware
Dimensions: 2 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (6.4 × 4.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Gift of Frederick Rathbone, 1910
Accession year: 1910
Tags: Men|Profiles