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Parian bust of John Wesley on a separate attached socle
Parian bust of John Wesley on an integral socle in the manner of Enoch Wood bust modelled from life in 1781 series 1. The back is solid and concave. There is no decoration. The hair is styled in a single roll to the shoulder. The bands come out of the top of the cravat, there are 2 neck buttons and the gown has flattened folds. The socle is round, waisted and attached to the bust with a brass screw and nut.
Category: bust
Production Date: 1895-1905
Material Part: parian
Produced by: W T Copeland & Sons, Spode Works
Measurements:
overall height of bust
height 243mm
height 243mm
width across shoulders
width 132mm
width 132mm
Object Number: 2001-136
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