File:Plaque showing a portrait of Joseph Priestley, England, 1860 Wellcome L0058799.jpg

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Plaque showing a portrait of Joseph Priestley, England, 1860
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Plaque showing a portrait of Joseph Priestley, England, 1860
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Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) is best known as the discoverer of oxygen. He, however, called the gas ‘dephlogisticated air’, a name based on chemical theories of the time. The modern understanding of its role in burning was worked out by Priestley’s contemporary, Antoine Lavoisier (1743-94). This plaque is made from jasperware, a fine grained stoneware developed by Wedgwood in 1775. It shows a cameo style profile of Priestley.

maker: Wedgwood, maker: Flaxman, John

Place made: Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

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  • Library reference: Science Museum A652233
  • Photo number: L0058799
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