Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bust

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bust of slightly-glazed parian porcelain of the first Duke of Wellington. He is bare-headed and in civil dress with a fur-lined cloak. On a circular pedestal.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed parian porcelain
Brief description
Bust of slightly-glazed parian porcelain of the first Duke of Wellington, Copeland & Garrett, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1840.
Physical description
Bust of slightly-glazed parian porcelain of the first Duke of Wellington. He is bare-headed and in civil dress with a fur-lined cloak. On a circular pedestal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'COPELAND & GARRETT LATE SPODE' (Impressed with a circular stamp)
  • 'COPELAND AND GARRETT' within a wreath of rose, thistle and shamrock under a crown (Printed in green)
  • 'WELLINGTON' (Impressed at the back)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.742-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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