Life-sized painted plaster bust of William White; hollow cast with low square columnar base incorporated. Piece of twine is wrapped around base; purpose is unknown. Inscribed in back above base: "Made by/ G M Miller."

Life-sized, undraped bust of a male with no base. The head is turned slightly to the left. The hair is curled, ending just below the ears. Cast in back of shoulders: "Biddle." Brass tag on front: "NICHOLAS BIDDLE/ 1786-1844." Attributed to E. Luigi Persico.

Life-sized bust of a male with cast-in, circular, columnar base. Attributed to E. Luigi Persico.

Life-sized plaster bust of John Bannister Gibson. Hollow cast with no base. On brass plate at bottom: "JOHN BANNISTER GIBSTON/ 1780-1853." Attributed to E. Luigi Persico.

Life-sized cast plaster bust of man with moustache, small beard and military uniform. Bust is on top of a short, round, columnar base cast as part of the bust. Inscribed "Peter Reniers. sculptor Philada 1857" on back along shoulders; "September 1857 P. reniers/sculptor Philada" on center of base.

Plaster portrait bust on low, circular, columnar base. The subject's hair is brushed back and he wears a fur-lined coat, a shirt with a high collar, and a neckcloth tied in a bow at his throat. "Physick" incised on verso of base.

Life-sized portrait bust of (Benjamin) Franklin Peale, with full curly beard, no moustache, and classical drapery around the shoulders. No base. Formerly attributed to Robert Wylie, now attributed to George Starkey.

Life-sized white marble bust of a man dressed in high collared shirt and coat with fur collar. The bust has an incorporated rectangular pedestal.

This marble portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin presents the diplomat wearing an overcoat and a loosely tied cravat. His face is highly modeled, and the diplomat’s age is apparent in his wrinkled jowls and creased forehead. Franklin looks out with a straight gaze; his eyes have been carefully detailed with pupils and irises. Franklin’s left eyebrow is slightly raised, and his long hair falls easily over his ears. The front pedestal bears the painted inscription: "BENJ. FRANKLIN"; the inscription is partially abraded with substantial loss in the lettering.

Miniature bust of Benjamin Franklin wearing an overcoat, cravat, and vest. His age is apparent in his wrinkled jowls and creased forehead.

This marble portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin presents the diplomat wearing an overcoat and a loosely tied cravat edged with a fine fringe. His face is highly modeled, and Franklin’s age is apparent in his wrinkled jowls, chin, eyes (without delineated pupils), and forehead. The eyebrows of this bust are well-wrought and bushy, and his full, long hair falls over his ears. There are no identifying signatures, maker’s marks, or dates on the bust. Most documented busts which emerged from Jean-Jacques Caffiéri’s atelier are different in three ways from this object. (1) In all documented plaster busts by Caffiéri, Franklin’s eyes are marked with clearly delineated pupils. (2) No documented bust of Franklin by Caffiéri bears decorative fringe along the edge of the cravat. (3) Caffiéri is not known to have ever executed copies of the Franklin bust in marble. This piece has been attributed to Caffiéri, but may be a high-quality copy after his original composition by Francesco Lazzarini, Giuseppe Ceracchi, or another yet-to-be-identified sculptor. The rendering of details of the cravat and eyes of this bust resemble a full-length sculpture by Lazzarini at the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Bronze bust on low, square columnar base. The subject has loose, shoulder-length hair and his head is inclined slightly forward. He wears a vest, jacket, and cravat. Unsigned and undated.

Miniature bronze bust of Georges Cuvier on a pedestal with "CUVIER" etched in the center. This object is similar to another miniature bust in the APS collection (01.C.09) marked "BUFFON."

Miniature bust of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. The bust is cast in bronze in two pieces. "BUFFON" is stamped in block letters on the side of the circular base. There are no identifying maker’s marks. This object is similar to another miniature bust in the APS collection (01.C.58) marked "CUVIER".

Life-size plaster bust of a balding man with short curly hair. There is a short columnar base cast as part of the bust. The bust is coated with off-white, somewhat glossy paint.

Marble portrait bust with bare shoulders and upper chest. The subject has wavy, cropped hair and a stern expression. "D. RITTENHOUSE" inscribed on the base. "DE FACIE PHILADELPHIAE / EX ECTIPO FLORENTIAE / FACIEBAT JOS. CERACCHI / CIDDCCLXXXXIV" incised on verso.

Life-sized bronze portrait bust of Count Rumiantzev; hollow cast with dark green/brown patina. Inscribed "COUNT NICHOLAS DE ROMANOFF/1754-1803" on recto in gold paint. Subject also known as Count Nicholas de Romanzoff. The date "1803" is incorrect on the bust; Ruminatzev died in 1826.

Head and shoulders of figure facing forward, wearing jacket, vest, and tie. The base of the truncated torso is supported by a low, flat scroll with a lengthy inscription at the verso. Inscribed "C A Heber 19(27)" and "Francis X. Dercum M. D." Additional inscription at rear bottom: "one of the generalizations held out to us by the conception of the universe here outlined is that of a whole, all parts of which are expressive of manifestations of energy, manifestations cognate in correlative and intrinsically identical of necessity [.] such a conception must include living matter. Francis X. Dercum"

Plaster portrait bust on low, circular, columnar base. The subject has long hair, slightly curled over his ears, and tied in the back with a ribbon at the nape of his neck. He wears a vest, coat, and a pleated cravat with a ruffled jabot. Unsigned and undated. Inscribed, "T.J." on verso under shoulder.

Life-sized, marble portrait bust on low, circular, columnar base. The subject's hair is curled about his ears and tied back with a ribbon. He wears a high-collared, ruffled shirt, a vest, and an open jacket. Incised on proper right shoulder, "Houdon Fecit 1785."