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Lord Benjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield (1804-81): C.783-2016

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Titles

Lord Benjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield (1804-81)

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Goss, William Henry

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: The estate of G. D. V. Glynn

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of G. D. V. Glynn, and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.7 cm
Length: 11.9 cm
Width: 6.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Stoke-on-Trent ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2016-01-25) by H.M. Government

Dating

19th Century, Late#
Production date: AD 1876-08

Components of the work

Base Length 5.6 cm Width 6.1 cm

Materials used in production

Parian (porcelain)

Techniques used in production

Slip casting

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: BEACONSFIELD
  • Location: Front of socle
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Name
  • Text: COPYRIGHT AS ACT DIRECTS / W. H. GOSS / STOKE-ON-TRENT / AUGUST 1876
  • Location: Reverse of bust
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Maker's name

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.783-2016
Primary reference Number: 215780
Old number: 143

Audit data

Created: Monday 22 May 2017 Updated: Thursday 9 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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