The Epworth Collection

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earthenware figure of John Wesley

Earthenware figure of John Wesley on an integral round hollow base. The back is a solid flowing gown. The hair is grey with a single roll loose on the shoulder. The face is flesh coloured with pink cheeks and red lips. The pupils and the eyebrows are black. The cassock has a white top and purple skirt and reaches to black shoes The cummerbund is also white and black bands come from the top of a white cravat. The gown is flowing reaching the base at the sides and the back. The legs can not be seen but the hands are flesh coloured and are holding a book (Bible) which is open and has a red cover and white pages with black lines. The base is round green and white with a small round hole underneath.

Category: figurine

Production Date: 1945-1955

Material Part: earthenware

Inscription:

painted in gold - on the front of the socle in relief

Wesley

Measurements:

width across shoulders
height 178mm
width across shoulders
width 68mm

Object Number: 2003-069

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