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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;blooey, post: 1090379, member: 12007&quot;]I took that to mean that it was obviously the &quot;offering to peace&quot;, but the MOMA had given it that title, as that plaque was sourced from their collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>That late 19thc version in the auction plaque in the auction <i>could</i> have been incised by one of the workers at the factory - a common practice in Britain, personalizing factory productions for people on the production line. Conjecture of course, but a reasonable assumption imho.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it interesting that the copper is modeled after the earlier version of the frieze.</p><p>Questions remain ...When did Wedgwood change over production to the later version? Did the coppersmith have access to the early version?</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose whether the maker had access to an actual antique plaque or worked from the Josiah Wedgwood pattern book we shall never know. (Unless another copper shows up perhaps?)</p><p><br /></p><p>A fun journey nevertheless![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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