Sir Frederick William Herschel
Object type: Cameo medallion
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Artist: Josiah Wedgwood|Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
Artist bio: British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent|British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present
Artist role: Factory owner|Factory
Artist nationality: British|British
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Jasperware
Dimensions: 4 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (11.1 × 8.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
Accession year: 1942
Tags: Men|Profiles