| Name/Title
| Bust, Bust of Byron |
| Primary Maker
| Wedgwood
|
| Measurements
| H 35.5 W 25.5 D 16cm (H 1' 2" W 10 1/16" D 6 5/16")
14cm (5 1/2") |
| Media/Materials
| ceramic |
| Description
| Black basalt bust of Byron. Contains a central screw. Drill hole through back of head. Also visible join for the front of the face. Wedgwood.
Previously Numbered : Item No. 493 and 83 / 5 / 81
Black basalts were perfected by Josiah Wedgwood around 1768. A fine grained unglazed body strained with cobalt and manganese oxides which could be cut and polished on a lathe or a lapidary wheel. |
| Theme
| Art, Design and Textiles --European Decorative Art and Design --European Ceramics --English Potteries |
| Signature/Marks
| Insc: N
Mark: Y
Back : WEDGWOOD, , BYRON, Base : WEDGWOOD Y |
| Accession No
| JHM:1983:479 |
