Bust of Shakespeare

Object Name: 
Bust of Shakespeare

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Object Name: 
Bust of Shakespeare
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Philadelphia
Accession Number: 
2005.4.178
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 12.1 cm, W: 7.8 cm, D: 5.6
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1876
Primary Description: 
Bust of Shakespeare. Colorless non-lead glass; pressed. Shakespeare with mustache and beard, shirt and cape, circular plinth with SHAKSPEAR on front; reverse of figure has GILLINDER & SONS/CENTENNIAL/EXHIBITION.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Green Valley Auction, Source
Category: 
Early American
World's Fairs/Expositions
Inscription: 
GILLINDER & SONS / CENTENNIAL / EXHIBITION
inscription
: 
Pressed back
SHAKESPEARE
inscription
: 
Pressed front

Publications (1)

Green Valley Auctions, September 24, 2005 (2005-09-24) illustrated, pp. 9-10; BIB# 89226