Collections: Decorative Arts: Portrait Plaque of Edwin Forrest

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Portrait Plaque of Edwin Forrest

• Designer: Karl L. H. Mueller, American, born Germany, 1820-1887
• Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
• Medium: Porcelain
• Place Manufactured: New York, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1875
• Dimensions: 5 13/16 x 5 13/16 x 1 in. (14.8 x 14.8 x 2.5 cm)
• Markings: Front: "U.P.W." molded to left of bust; "88(?)" and other indistinct impressed marks to right of bust Back: "7" in pencil and other indistinct pencil letters
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
• Accession Number: 1992.45
• Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
• Image: Overall, 1992.45_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Karl L. H. Mueller (American, born Germany, 1820-1887). Portrait Plaque of Edwin Forrest, ca. 1875. Porcelain, 5 13/16 x 5 13/16 x 1 in. (14.8 x 14.8 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 1992.45 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.45_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: White porcelain octagonal-shaped plaque with concave center and three-quarter profile, neck-length bust of a male in high relief, Edwin Forrest. He has abundant hair parted proper left and a moustache, and wears a high collared shirt, bow tie, and notched lapel jacket. Sides of plaque and concave background with high glaze; figure-unglazed bisque. Small hole to top and bottom sides of plaque, presumably for hanging hardware. CONDITION - Very good condition. Large fire cracks to back top hole; chips to back edges; minor chip to bottom hole, but glazed over. Fine crack to forehead of figure that extends into hairline. Several small flecks to forehead of figure.