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Object Name10 Sulphides and Box

Factory John Ford & Co.

Made FromCeramic, metal

Dateabout 1850-1900

Place MadeScotland

Techniquemolded, fired

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number80.7.4

Credit LineGift of Stuart Drysdale

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

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Physical DescriptionOpaque white ceramic; molded, fired. (A) Head of Queen Victoria, facing left; illegible inscription on shoulder. (B) Bust of William Shakespeare, facing left; inscribed "Barre F." on shoulder. (C) Bust of William Gladstone, facing right; inscribed (probably) "L.C.WYON F." on shoulder. (D) Bust of Robert Burns, facing left; inscribed "J. MOORE Fec (?)" on shoulder. (E) Unidentified male bust, facing left; inscribed "Byron" on the reverse, in pencil.(F) Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, facing right; inscribed "NAPOLEON" on shoulder. (G) Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, facing right. (H) Unidentified male head, facing left. (I) Unidentified male bust, facing left. (J) Unidentified male bust, facing left; inscribed "Milton" on the reverse, in pencil. (K) Hinged metal box, with an attached red-printed paper label: "From JOHN FORD & Co./GLASS AND CHINA/ 86 George Street, EDINBURGH/Telephone CEN 4876/...T...is...FORD. EDINBURGH" and inscribed in black ink "GREAT CAUTION/FRAGILE" and in orange crayon "CHINA HEADS".
Provenance

Source Stuart Drysdale - 1980