Bust
- Title:
- Daniel Webster
- Object Name:
- Bust
- Object ID:
- 1911.012
- Creator:
- Clevenger, Shobal Vail (1812-1843)
Sculptor - Place of Origin:
- Washington, DC
- Date:
- 1839-1840
- Description:
- Portrait bust of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), by Shobal Vail Clevenger (1812-1843), 1839-1840. Plaster. Life-size bust of man, draped in classical manner; head turned toward subject's right; back concave below shoulders. Pupils and iris of eyes not defined; prominent eyebrows. Drapery fastened at front of right shoulder with a fibula leaving top right arm and right edge of chest bare. Integral circular base, 9.25" in diameter, hollow.
- Material:
- Plaster
- Dimensions:
- H-29.75 W-20.6 D-11.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Identified by Wayne Craven, author of Sculpture in America, as a cast of the bust of Daniel Webster modeled by S. V. Clevenger (1812-1843), apparently during the father's visit to Washington in 1838. A very popular and influential bust, copies of which are said to be found in many public collections.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sarah Towle
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