Bust of François-Marie-Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778) in the form of an Inkwell
Staffordshire Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
93 mm (H)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 341703
Summary
Ceramic, Staffordshire, Bust of François-Marie-Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778) in the form of an Inkwell, Staffordshire Pottery. Staffordshire figure with bust of Voltaire in the form of an Inkwell.
Provenance
part of collection built up by Thomas Balston (d.1967). He wrote about the collection in Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Age, 1958.
Marks and inscriptions
VOLTAIRE (script caps.)
Makers and roles
Staffordshire Pottery, potter