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Bust of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sidney Morse (American, 1833–1903)
Manufactured by: Jones, MacDuffie and Stratton (American (Boston, Massachusetts))
Manufactured by: Jones, MacDuffie and Stratton (American (Boston, Massachusetts))
about 1880
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Porcelain (parian)
Dimensions
Overall (bust): 25.4 x 18.1 x 10.8 cm (10 x 7 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Overall (pedestal): 10.2 x 12.1 x 10.2 cm (4 x 4 3/4 x 4 in.)
Overall (pedestal): 10.2 x 12.1 x 10.2 cm (4 x 4 3/4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.258a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionPortrait bust of Oliver Wendell Holmes with separate socle. Subject's head turned to proper right.
Signed
Proper left side of bust signed: Sidney Morse Sculpt
Marks
Proper left side marked: "PUBLISHED BY J.McD&S." Reverse inscribed with a quotation of one of Holmes' poems, "For him in vain the envious seasons roll. Who bears eternal summer in his soul. Holmes."