National Portrait Gallery
Bicentennial Bust of George Washington
November 5, 1975 – December 31, 1975
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See a Bicentennial gift to the United States from the world-reknowned English firm of Wedgewood. The bust is made of basalt ware, a fine-textured stoneware colored black, originally developed by the company's founder.