Plaster Bust of Norbert Rillieux
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bust (Figure)
Creator Notes
Bust designed by Inge Hardison and distributed by The Old Taylor Distillery Co., Frankfort and Louisville, Kentucky.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2025.212.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plaster
Paint (Coating)
Paper (Fiber product)
Felt (Textile)
Color
Brown (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Green (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.25 in
Length: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
on sign on front:
NORBERT RILLIEUX / (1806-1894) / He made all our lives a little sweeter.
inscribed in plaster on base of sculpture, back:
INGE HARDISON
on label on bottom:
HE MADE ALL OUR LIVES A LITTLE SWEETER / [...] / KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY, 86 PROOF. THE OLD TAYLOR DISTILLERY CO., FRANKFORT & LOUISVIL(obscured)
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