Record

Reference Number	HI/1872-1
Title	Bust of Hermann Boerhaave
Date	[1800-1899]
Creator Name	Wedgwood; 1759-; fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer
Description	Black Basalt bust of Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738) by Wedgwood. Reverse is inscribed "BOERHAVE" and below this, "WEDGWOOD". Bust is detached from a circular base.
Extent	2 pieces
Custodial History	Recorded in Register of Donations and Bequests (RCPI/8/3/2/1) as presented by Dr Sibthorpe
Dimensions	340mm (approx. height of bust) x 139mm (max. diameter of base)
Digital Collections	View online in our digital collections
Copyright	Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Credit Line	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object Name	Portrait Bust
Term	Ceramics
Term	Medicine in the Arts

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/5602	Wedgwood; 1759-; fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer	1759-
DS/UK/1356	Boerhaave; Hermann (1668-1738); botanist, humanist and physician	1668-1738

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