1943.1396: George Washington (1732-1799)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1943.1396

People

Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 )
After Jean-Antoine Houdon, French (Versailles, France 1741 - 1828 Paris, France)

Title

George Washington (1732-1799)

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

sculpture, bust

Date

after 1785

Places

Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/229753

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Molded black basaltes

Technique

Basaltes ware

Dimensions

28.7 x 22.2 x 15.4 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/16 in.)
with base: 36.9 x 22.2 x 15.4 cm (14 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: base of bust, impressed: WASHINGTON
• manufacturer's mark: back of bust, impressed: WEDGWOOD / B
• manufacturer's mark: inside base, impressed: WEDGWOOD / [arc]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.1396

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 75, p. 31

Exhibition History

• Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944

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