Portrait bust of an unknown man

Made:
1870; 1901-1950 in South Kensington

Plaster copy of bust of an unknown man, originally made about 1870. Copy made at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, England, 1901-1950.

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A635064
Materials:
plaster, unpainted
Measurements:
height 690 mm
width 445 mm
depth 270 mm
weight 14.2kg
type:
portrait bust and cast

Parts

Plaster copy of bust of an unknown man, originally made about 1870. Copy made at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, England, 1901-1950. Small section missing from base.

Portrait bust of an unknown man

Plaster copy of bust of an unknown man, originally made about 1870. Copy made at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, England, 1901-1950. Small section missing from base.

Measurements:
height 690 mm
width 445 mm
depth 270 mm
Materials:
plaster, unpainted
Object Number:
A635064/1
type:
portrait bust and cast
Small section of base from the original whole. Plaster copy of bust of an unknown man, originally made about 1870. Copy made at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, England, 1901-1950.

Base section. Portrait bust of an unknown man

Small section of base from the original whole. Plaster copy of bust of an unknown man, originally made about 1870. Copy made at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, England, 1901-1950.

Measurements:
height 690 mm
width 445 mm
depth 270 mm
Materials:
plaster, unpainted
Object Number:
A635064/2
type:
portrait bust and cast

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