Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Plaster bust of Richard Trevithick, after Neville Northey Burnard, about 1859.
Hand and Machine Tools
2010
Portrait bust of James Watt, reconstructed from plaster mould found in Watt's Workshop c.1807, manufactured by the UCL Digital Manufacturing Centre, 2010.
James Watt's Garret Workshop
1790-1819
1 Plaster bust, Niobe ? Prepared for copying by addition of base and hole in head and base, 6" high
Jacob Epstein
1933
Bronze bust of Albert Einstein by Jacob Epstein, 1933. Signed Epstein. Worked from a week of informal morning sittings in a retreat in a camp near Cromer, Norfolk. Einstein had left Nazi Germany and rested in this safe haven before going to the USA. The head is unfinished
Railways
1860
Plaster bust of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1 Plaster bust on pedestal, of Aristotle, prepared for copying with brass centre in head, pieces broken off pedestal, 7 1/2" high
1 Plaster bust on pedestal, man, ear damaged, marked "Pubd July 1st", prepared for copying by addition of base and brass centre in head, 8" high
Telecommunications
1896
Bronze bust of Lord Kelvin by A. McFarlane Shannan, Glasgow, Scotland, 1896
1 Plaster bust on pedestal, of Socrates, 7 1/2" high
Art
1859
"Parian Ware" bust, 15" high, of Robert Stephenson
"Parian Ware" bust, 15" high, of George Stephenson
Edward William Wyon
1850-1945
Small bronze bust of Sir John Hawkshaw, about 13" high by Wyon
1800-1965
Plaster bust of Sir M.I. Brunel
Small bronze bust of George Stephenson, about 13" high by Wyon
Francis Legatt Chantrey
before 1857
Plaster cast of original marble bust, by Sir F. Chantrey, of Henry Maudslay (1771-1831)
Pharmacy-ware
1801-1930
Plaster bust of Dr. Hahnemann, pioneer in homoeopathy, with wooden stand, European or American, 1801-1930
Classical & Medieval Medicine
1388-1360 BCE
Plaster copy of bust of Nefertiti, original Egyptian, 18th dynasty, c.1383-1365BC
Ophthalmology
1850-1900
Bronze bust of American diplomat and natural scientist, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, French
1 Plaster bust, coated with brown compo., man, small hole in cheek and neck, prepared for copying by addition of base and brass centre in head, 5 3/4" high
1861
Plaster cast bust of Brunel, by Edward Wyon 1861.
200 BCE -200 CE
Bust of female deity, terracotta, Roman, 200BC-200AD
1900-1930
Plaster cast bust of Zeus, "from Felix Nanny, Munich". Cast of head of statue, plaster, European, 1900-1930, original possibly Greek
Surgery
1851
Marble bust by Butler 1851, of English surgeon Samuel Cooper, F.R.S.
101-200 CE
Plaster replica of a Roman bust shows Marcus Modius Asiaticus, Roman, 2nd century AD
Bronze bust of Lord Kelvin with original stand by A. McFarlane Shannan, Glasgow, 1896
1836-1935
Plaster cast of bronze bust of Hippocrates, the Greek physician, made by Brucciani of London, original in British Museum
1821-1824
Plaster bust of Galileo by Odoardo Fontacchiotti, early 19 century, resembling an earlier sculpture by an unknown 17th century artist at the Galileo Museum in Torre del Gallo, Florence.
Plaster cast, half face of James Watt, 13”
1 Reproduction in alabaster, boy No. 333, hole in base of bust 8 1/8" high
1 Plaster bust, coated with brown compo., man, bald, prepared for copying by addition of base and brass centre in head, 6 1/2" high
1855
Bronze bust of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Deputy Chairman William Stuart, by Edward Davis, 1855. The bust was mounted on Great Howard Street bridge in Liverpool.
1820-1947
Miniature Bust of James Watt, engraved "Cheverton-Chantrey", mounted on Italian marble column, and having one glass cover with it
Plaster Bust, Great Western Railway, I.K. Brunel, hollow plaster cast.
1 Plaster bust, Proserpina, Piece broken off shoulder, height 14"
1835
Bronze bust of Hahnemann on marble(?) plinth, by Ottin from J.P. David, France, 1835
Miscellanea & Curiosities
1902
Bust of Joseph Locke (1805-60), 'Model by E.W. Wyon S.C., Marble by C.H. Mabey S.C. 1902'.,
Wellcome (general)
1900-1925
Plaster copy of bust of Sir Isaac Newton, English, 1900-1925
1 Reproduction in compo. Man, No. 339, hole in base of bust with wooden peg, 5 1/2" high
300 BC -100 CE
Male bust, terracotta, probably Roman, 300BC-100AD
1501-1600
Small renaissance marble bust of Hippocrates, possibly Italian, 16th century
1780-1832
Black basalt bust of Sir Isaac Newton, modelled by Hackwood or Flaxman, Wedgwood, Staffordshire, 1780-1832, marked
1810-1825
Plaster cast of early 19th century bust of the French pathologist F.J.V. Broussais
1801-1900
Plaster copy of modern bust of Pallas Athene, Goddess of Wisdon, by D. Brucciani and Co., English, 1801-1900
1 Plaster bust, Greek woman, hair in cap, with band round head, curls at side of face, prepared for copying by addition of base and brass centre in head, 5 1/4" high
Marble bust, Sir Richard Moon by Gibert Bayes, London & North Western Railway, probably ex LNWR Euston boardroom, ex BTC collection, plinth engraved 'Vincit omnia veritas': truth conquers all things.
1 Reproduction in alabaster, man, No. 339, hole in base of bust, 6 1/4" high
1811
1 Plaster bust, sawn off pedestal, man bearded, hair projecting over forehead, marked "Publd. May 3 1811 by R. Shout, Holborn, London" 7 1/4" high
Motive Power
Plaster copy of the Bust of Richard Trevithick (by N.N. Burnand)
1901-1950
Plaster copy of bust of an unknown young girl, European, 1851-1950, copy 1901-1950
1840
Plaster bust of the French surgeon René Marjolin as a young man, by Jean-Pierre Dantan, 1840. The bust is signed and dated on the right hand side.
