Bust of Ben Johnson
Bust
ca. 1785 (made)
ca. 1785 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Black Basalt bust of the playwright Ben Johnson. He wears contemporary clothing, and looks forward and down. The bust is truncated before the shoulders and is supported on a turned waisted Black Basalt socle to which it is secured by a bolt.
Object details
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| Title | Bust of Ben Johnson (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black Basalt |
| Brief description | Bust of Ben Johnson, Black Basalt, Josiah Wedgwood's factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1785 |
| Physical description | Black Basalt bust of the playwright Ben Johnson. He wears contemporary clothing, and looks forward and down. The bust is truncated before the shoulders and is supported on a turned waisted Black Basalt socle to which it is secured by a bolt. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Gallagher, Brian D, Classic Black: the basalt sculpture of Wedgwood and his contemporariesLewes: D Giles Limited, 2020
p.118 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 290-1866 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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