Medallion portrait of Joseph Black by Tassie

Made:
1788 in Scotland
maker:
James Tassie
Medallion portrait of Joseph Black by Tassie Medallion portrait of Joseph Black by Tassie Medallion portrait of Joseph Black by Tassie, 1788

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Medallion portrait of Joseph Black by Tassie
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Medallion portrait of Joseph Black by Tassie
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medallion portrait of Joseph Black by Tassie, 1788
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medallion portrait of Joseph Black by Tassie, 1788. Glass paste resembling alabaster, White oval relief head and shoulders profile to left, [sight] 7.5x5cm oval widest point, on black background, backed into in black oval wood frame with suspension ring, overall 15x12x2cm. Base of relief inscribed Joseph Black MD 1788, signed Tassie F.

Details

Category:
Coins, Medals & Tokens
Object Number:
1973-416/75
Materials:
glass paste and wood
Measurements:
overall: 150 x 120 x 20 mm
type:
glass paste medallion and portrait
credit:
Chemical Society