Portrait medallion of Benjamin Franklin (Wedgwood), ca. 1766-present
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Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Various clays;
Josiah Wedgwood's factory probably began producing ceramic images of Franklin in the later 1760's. The earliest were based on the profile image created by the wax modeler Isaac Gosset, which showed Franklin in contemporary dress.
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