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Bust of Ernest Solvay, bronze, and marble plinth incised with his name, manufactured in 1913 for the 50th anniversary of the industrial process that takes his name, likely made by Belgian sculptor Victor Rousseau. This bust depicts the Belgian chemist and industrialist, Ernest Solvay, who in 1863 pioneered a new industrial process for manufacturing soda ash (sodium carbonate), vital for soap, glass, textile and paper industries. Solvay's method, still in use in the 21st century, generated very little waste and pollution, vastly improving environmental conditions around factories that adopted his method. The bust formerly belonged to the Imperial Chemical Industry's Mond Division, which has its origins in the first Solvay factory outside Belgium – established in 1872 at the unlikely site of a country estate in Winnington, Northwich, England, by British and German business duo John Brunner and Ludwig Mond.
Science Museum
London
Title
Ernest Solvay (1838–1922)
Date
1913
Medium
bronze, marble & gilt
Measurements
H 20 x W 13.5 x D 10 cm;
H 20 x W 13.5 x D 10 cm
Accession number
1986-1139
Acquisition method
loan
Work type
Bust