Bust of an African Woman
Bust of an African Woman
Bust of an African Woman

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A bronze sculpture on a brass and marble base with clock, depicting an African woman. The clock has brass hands and numerals with a bronze face, inscribed 'IERQLIF Paris', set in white marble incised with painted floral sprays, resting on brass and red marble base. The top is decorated with bronze ornamentation and surmounted with a removable bust in bronze.

National Trust, Ickworth

Horringer

Title

Bust of an African Woman

Date

1861

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 78 x W 33 x D (?) cm

Accession number

850800

Acquisition method

part of the Bristol Collection acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund

Work type

Bust

Inscription description

inscribed: IERQLIF Paris

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National Trust, Ickworth

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