An Important c.1900 Plaster Phrenology Bust of Dr Franz Gall by Professor Joseph Millott Severn of Brighton sub-Curios surviving from the middle of

surviving from the middle of the twentieth century

The Welsh Board of Health in Cardiff opened in 1938 until 1964 when the building became the home of the National Assembly for Wales

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

hand-painted

An Important c.1900 Plaster Phrenology Bust of Dr Franz Gall by Professor Joseph Millott Severn of Brighton sub-Curios surviving from the middle ofOrigin: 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