Not currently on display at the V&A

Bust

ca. 1770-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (maker)
Place of origin
Etruria (made)

Bust of Lord Francis Bacon, wearing a ruffled collar, black basalt, English, Wedgwood

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Tiles
Object type
Bust
Materials and techniques
Black basalt, stoneware
Stoneware
Brief description
Bust of Lord Francis Bacon Black basalt, English, Wedgwood, about 1770-80
Physical description
Bust of Lord Francis Bacon, wearing a ruffled collar, black basalt, English, Wedgwood
Dimensions
  • Height: 47cm (Note: Dimensions taken from Registered Description, converted from inches)
  • Width: 34cm (Note: Dimensions taken from Registered Description, converted from inches)
Marks and inscriptions
Impressed to back, 'BACON', 'K' and 'WEDGWOOD'
Subject depicted
Bacon, Francis 1st Baron Verulam and Viscount St Alban
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
289-1866

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O333531/bust-josiah-wedgwood-and/
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