{"product_id":"vintage-l-n-fowler-phrenology-head-ceramic-reproduction-24cm","title":"Vintage L.N. Fowler Phrenology Head – Ceramic Reproduction – 24cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating vintage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL.N. Fowler phrenology head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, produced as a ceramic reproduction of the famous phrenological busts associated with L.N. Fowler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanding approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 cm high and 14 cm at its widest point\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the head is covered with the traditional phrenological divisions and inscriptions, representing the various faculties that early phrenologists believed could be determined from the shape of the skull.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe base is marked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“PHRENOLOGY – L.N. FOWLER”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with Fowler’s explanatory text printed to the reverse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea later reproduction rather than an original 19th-century Fowler head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but it has acquired a lovely amount of age and character, including extensive natural crazing to the ceramic glaze. The crazing gives it a wonderfully aged appearance and makes it particularly attractive as a display piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhrenology is now regarded as a pseudoscience, but these fascinating heads provide an unusual glimpse into the history of Victorian ideas surrounding the brain, personality and human character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA brilliant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecabinet of curiosities piece, medical oddity or conversation starter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e approx. 24 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e approx. 14 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good vintage condition with extensive glaze crazing and some minor age-related marks. Please see photographs for overall condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56744946499924,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/5246\/3700\/files\/IMG_6557.jpg?v=1786292810","url":"https:\/\/drodditiescabinetofcuriosities.co.uk\/products\/vintage-l-n-fowler-phrenology-head-ceramic-reproduction-24cm","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}