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ID number: BIRRC-A0265 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Campus Collection of Fine and Decorative Art Artist / Maker: Toft, Albert (1862-1949) Title / Object name: Portrait bust of George Jordan Lloyd (1854-1913) Object type: Sculpture
Culture: British Date made: 1914 Materials: Marble Measurements: 71.12 cm
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Bust of George Jordan Lloyd. Born in 1854, Jordan Lloyd was the son of a Birmingham doctor and went on to study medicine at Queen's College, and then in London and Newcastle. He served a term as house surgeon to the Queen's Hospital and was appointed a casualty surgeon in 1881. From 1910 until his death he was joint Professor of Surgery at the University of Birmingham with Gilbert Barling.
Albert Toft, a Birmingham-born sculptor, served an apprenticeship with Wedgwood and went on to study under Edouard Lanteri.
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