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 |