Bust of John A. Roebling

Manufacturer Lenox Incorporated (American)

Maker Isaac Broome

Date1909

Geographic OriginTrenton, New Jersey | United States of America

MediumSlip-cast parian porcelain

DimensionsOverall: H 11 7/8 in. (H 30.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of F. W. Roebling, 1911

Object number11.546

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Object NameBust

Title Details

Label Caption Title Bust of John A. Roebling

Inscriptions"John A. Roebling" across front of bust at bottomProvenancegiven by Roebling's son at the behest of Walter Scott Lenox, who was the manufacturerExhibition History"Hot, Hotter, Hottest: 300 Years of New Jersey Ceramics", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (October 21, 2016 - March 14,2020).
"The Lenox Legacy: America's Greatest Porcelain, 1889-2005", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (August 2008 - September 2011)
"Roebling," Trenton City Museum, Trenton, New Jersey (June 24-September 10, 2006)
"The Great East River Bridge," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York (March 19-June 19, 1983)

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