Eliot
Portrait Head
1975 (made)
1975 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Large character portrait head made from poured wax, tinted a light brown, with ginger brown tight curly hair. Brown glass eyes are inserted into the face, the mouth is mouth. The head is covered with a pink cotton cloth twisted around it.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Eliot (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Poured and moulded wax, glass, hair |
| Brief description | Nicholas Bramble,wax, English, 1975 |
| Physical description | Large character portrait head made from poured wax, tinted a light brown, with ginger brown tight curly hair. Brown glass eyes are inserted into the face, the mouth is mouth. The head is covered with a pink cotton cloth twisted around it. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | The head represents a small Jamaican boy living in Notting Hill Gate, aged about 7 years. The Stockham family originally owned the head, it was damaged at some point before it was acquired by the museum. The repairs, which are quite visible, were made by the toymaker Margaret Glover. |
| Production | Reason For Production: commission |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.184-2000 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2001 |
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