Bust of Homer
Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley
(active 1768–1780)
Wedgwood Manufactory
(Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
about 1779
Medium/TechniqueBlack stoneware (basaltware)
DimensionsOverall (h x w x d): 48.3 x 29.8 x 29.5 cm (19 x 11 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.) [note: greatest width taken from shoulder to shoulder]
Overall (Diameter of socle): 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Overall (Diameter of socle): 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Credit LineGift of Horace Wood Brock
Accession number2007.1005
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceLeo Kaplan Ltd., New York. About 2004, acquired on the New York art market by Horace Wood Brock, New York; 2007, gift of Horace Wood Brock to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 23, 2008)
Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley
