Bust
ca.1807-10 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bust of Shakespeare, wearing an embroidered coat, a white shirt with loose collar fastened with tasselled yellow cord, and a purple cloaak thrown over the shoulders. Supported on a black pedestal with slightly bowed front.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, painted in enamel colours |
| Brief description | Bust, 'Shakespeare', earthenware, made by Bott & Co., ca.1807-10 |
| Physical description | Bust of Shakespeare, wearing an embroidered coat, a white shirt with loose collar fastened with tasselled yellow cord, and a purple cloaak thrown over the shoulders. Supported on a black pedestal with slightly bowed front. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Bott & Co. (Impressed to back)
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Halfpenny, Pat, English Earthenware Figures: 1740-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 1995), p.203. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2630-1901 |
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| Record created | May 7, 2009 |
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