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Disraeli

Bust
ca. 1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Holyrood Flint Glassworks (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Edinburgh (made)

Bust probably commemorating the sucess of the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81), at the Congress of Berlin in 1878.

Object details

Categories
Glass
Politics
Portraits
Scotland
Object type
Bust
TitleDisraeli (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Pressed glass
Brief description
Bust, Scotland (Edinburgh), made by John Ford & Co., Holyrood Flint Glass Works, 1878-1900
Physical description
Bust probably commemorating the sucess of the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81), at the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
Style
Victorian
Gallery label
Probably commemorating the sucess of the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81), at the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
Subjects depicted
Bust
Disraeli, Benjamin
Other number
0839 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.309-1970

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6591/disraeli-bust-holyrood-flint-glassworks/
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