Portrait Medallion of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Portrait Medallion of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Artist: Wedgwood & Bentley, factory; Date(s): circa 1777 - 1780; Classification(s): stoneware, portrait medallion, moulding; Acquisition: bequeathed by Valentine-Richards, Alfred Valentine, The Rev., 1933, A. V. Valentine-Richards Bequest [C.117-1933]
Description: Black basalt. Oval with raised moulded edge, and bust portrait of William Shakespeare in profile to left, the name 'SHAKESPEARE' impressed into the ground below the truncation. On the reverse is a vertical, approximately oval depression behind the bust, and at the top, a curved slot.
