Description: Bust of John Wesley in clerical robes.

Inscriptions/Markings: "THE / REVEREND / JOHN WESLEY, M.A. / FELLOW OF LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD, AND FOUNDER OF METHODISM. / HE SAT FOR THIS BUST / TO / MR. ENOCH WOOD, SCULPTOR, / BURSLEM, / 17[81?], / AND DIED IN / 1791, / AGED / 88 / YEARS. / IS NOT THIS A BRAND PLUCKED" The final lines are a reference to Zechariah 3:2 and Wesley's rescue as a young child from a fire at the Epworth Rectory.

Artist: Enoch Wood (1759-1840), Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Creation Date: c. 1791

Medium: Ceramic, glazed, painted

Dimensions: Height: 13" Width: 7 1/4"

Classification: Bust

Color: Black and White. Gray marbled base.