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Portrait Bust (3D; Reduced Copy) of Samuel Cooper, by Timothy Butler, Manufactured by Copeland, 1851.

Inventory Number 11297


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11297

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"T Butler Sculptor 1851/ SAMUEL COOPER. FRS. / COPELAND " "COOPER'S / SURGICAL DICTIONARY"
Physical material
Parian Ware
Dimensions
Height: 115mm Width: 70mm Depth: 85mm Weight: 1700g
Inventory No
11297

Description

A small porcelain portrait bust of Samuel Cooper FRS (1781-1848). The bust rests on 'Cooper's Surgical Dictionary', the textbook for which he was best-known.