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Portrait Bust of John Wesley

Dateca. 1800

Maker Enoch Wood & Sons

OriginEngland, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Burslem

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)

Dimensions12 1/2" x 7 5/16"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Wesley Wright, Jr.

Object number2000-16

DescriptionPortrait bust of John Wesley. Wesley portrayed with white hair and clothed in a black robe with white clerical collar. The bust is raised on a waisted, stepped pedestal decorated in black enamels in keeping with Wesley's robe.
InscribedApplied circular medallion on reverse of bust stamped "THE REVD JOHN WESLEY MA DIED MAR 2, 1791 AGED 83 ENOCH WOOD SCULP BURSLE_"