Portrait medallion. The face and upper torso of an elderly white man with a curly wig in profile, sculpted in relief, made of a smooth white material. The portrait is on a blue background in an oval shaped dark wooden frame.

ABDUA:63586

Portrait medallion of Thomas Reid, in white on a pale blue background, by James Tassie, 1791. There is an inscription on the shoulder area of the portrait. Proabably made from a soft porcelain paste, mounted in an oval wooden frame, and glazed.
Inscription: TASSIE F. THO, REID D.D. ACAD. GLASG. AET. 81 1791

Early: 1791

wood, cast, H: 150 mm W: 118 mm Th: 24 mm

Europe, Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire

LEMUR:1000007 ABDUA:30136

Physical Object

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