Bust of Cato the Younger
Bust
ca. 1785 (made)
ca. 1785 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Black Basalt bust of the Roman emperor Cato the Younger. He looks down and to his right. His naked torso is truncated before the shoulder and is supported on a turned and waisted socle of Black Basalt, to which it is secured with a bolt
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bust of Cato the Younger |
| Materials and techniques | Black Basalt |
| Brief description | Bust of Cato the Younger, Black Basalt, Josiah Wedgwood's factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1785 |
| Physical description | Black Basalt bust of the Roman emperor Cato the Younger. He looks down and to his right. His naked torso is truncated before the shoulder and is supported on a turned and waisted socle of Black Basalt, to which it is secured with a bolt |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "WEDGWOOD" impressed |
| Production | Josiah Wedgwood obtained a plaster bust of this subject from the London firm of Hoskins and Grant in 1774. This was worked over for reproduction in Black Basalt by Wedgwood's chief modeller, William Hackwood. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 292-1866 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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