An Important c.1900 Plaster Phrenology Bust of Dr Franz Gall by Professor Joseph Millott Severn of Brighton sub-Curios I imagine the craftsmen who

I imagine the craftsmen who made this was somewhat of a perfectionist

A chair in the type of desirable condition dozens of folk try to replicate

Hand stitched

Among the many forms of vernacular folk art

An Important c.1900 Plaster Phrenology Bust of Dr Franz Gall by Professor Joseph Millott Severn of Brighton sub-Curios I imagine the craftsmen whoOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1897 1910 Height: 11. 75 inches Base Diameter: 5. 5 inches Cranium Circumference: 24 inches (at maximum) The plaster phrenologist bust on circular pedestal base inscribed Dr Gall to the front, and to the back by J M Severn Brighton survives from the turn of the nineteenth century. The condition of the bust is fair to good with some surface chipping to the top