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Parian bust of John Wesley on an integral square socle
Parian bust of John Wesley in the manner of Enoch Wood modelled from life in 1791. The back is solid. The hair is single roll on shoulder. The gown is in full folds and the band comes from the top of the cravat. The socle is square .
Category: bust
Production Date: 1875-1885
Material Part: parian
Produced by: Robinson & Leadbeater
Inscription:
impressed - on back on square medallion with chamfered corners
The Reverend John Wesley. M.A. Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford and founder of Methodism. He sat for this bust to Mr. Enoch Wood, sculptor, Burslem 1791 and died in 1791 aged 88 years."Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire"
Measurements:
overall height
height 194mm
height 194mm
across shoulders
width 105mm
width 105mm
Object Number: 2002-001
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