Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [19th Century] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 item, Plaster bust
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Head Master Rutherford first commissioned a marble bust of Dr. Busby by the sculptor Stirling Lee to commemorate the bicentenary of Busby's death in 1895 (see the Governing Body Minutes, 1894, p. 312). The whereabouts of this bust is not known. A second bust of Busby was presented to the school in 1945 by Benjamin C Boulter (OW), who found it in a shop in Cheltenham. This was a copy of the Rysbrack original at Christ Church, which in turn was based upon the fine effigy of Busby by Fr. Bird in the Abbey. This gift was stolen in 1980 and replaced with the present bust, a copy from the Christ Church bust.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
His head is inclined slightly to the left; he wears an academic robe and collar with a scull cap.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to collection items is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including Data Protection.
Conditions governing reproduction
A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
23" high
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Busby, Richard, 1606-1695 (Subject)
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin