Lord George Bentinck (1802-48)
Factory:
Copeland
Sculptor:
d'Orsay, Alfred, Comte
(After)
Parian porcelain, slip-cast. The sitter faces front with his head turned slightly to his left. The bust is inscribed on the back, 'Count d'Orsay/Sculpt 1848', and is attached to the socle by a screw.
History note: From the collection of A.N.L. Mumby, Litt D. , Cambridge, (no. P10 in collection)
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 24 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1973-03-15) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century, Mid#
Victoria I
Production date:
circa
AD 1848
From the late 1840s Parian replaced biscuit porcelain as the most fashionable material for ceramic busts. Copeland and Garrett are usually given the credit for introducing a new porcellaneous body which had a close resemblance to marble, and was suitable for the slip casting process. Although Copeland called their invention 'statuary porcelain', it soon became generally known as Parian, the name chosen for the Minton equivalent.
Socle Diameter 8 cm
Slip casting : Parian porcelain, slip cast
Accession number: C.3-1973
Primary reference Number: 137165
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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