Medallion of Benjamin Franklin
Object type: Medallion
Department: The American Wing
Culture: British
Artist: Wedgwood and Bentley|Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
Artist bio: British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1769–1780|British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present
Artist role: Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: British|British
Date: 1778–80
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8.6 x 7 cm)
Geography: Made in Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire Staffordshire England  
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
Accession year: 1942
Tags: Benjamin Franklin|Profiles