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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Queen Victoria

Bust
1845-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The bust was produced by mould-blowing and then given a textured surface by grinding and abrading.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleQueen Victoria (generic title)
Materials and techniques
moulded glass, with roughened surface
Brief description
Bust, England (Birmingham), made by F. & C. Osler, 1845-50
Physical description
The bust was produced by mould-blowing and then given a textured surface by grinding and abrading.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Maximum width: 15.0cm
  • Depth: 11.5cm
Style
Object history
Copies of these glass busts of Victoria and Albert were shown by F. & C. Olsper at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Barbara Morris, Victorian Tableglass & Ornaments, London 1978, pp. 45, 48, pl. 26
  • p.69 Droth, Martina., Edwards, Jason., and Hatt, Michael., Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837-1901. Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2014. ISBN: 9780300208030.
Other number
7501 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.113-1965

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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