Not currently on display at the V&A

Plaque

ca.1930-1932 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Part of a small collection of metalwork, designs and photographs documenting the work of A.F. Thompson, `art metal worker'. His address appears to have been 8 Noel Street, Wardour Street , London W1, in 1908, and later 19 Effingham Road, Lee Green, London, SE12 (1955). Illustrated work includes for example, a processional cross, 1908; metalwork for the shop front of International Art Galleries Ltd; an altar cross for Brisbane Cathedral, 1916, an altar cross and candlesticks for St. Mary's, Graham Street, Sloane Square, 1930; a chalice for Gloucester Cathedral; sliding lift doors for Selfridges; doors for the National Provincial Bank, Luton, a triptych for the Queen of Spain, and a design for an emblem for 99 Squadron, R.A.F., dated 1940.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Copper, embossed and chased.
Brief description
Plaque, copper, London, ca.1930-1932, probably made by A.F. Thompson
Physical description
Plaque, copper, embossed and chased. A kneeling archer in a loincloth facing to the viewer's right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.8cm
  • Width: 11.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
The reverse inscribed in ink: UNILEVER / HOUSE / BLACKFRIARS
Subject depicted
Summary
Part of a small collection of metalwork, designs and photographs documenting the work of A.F. Thompson, `art metal worker'. His address appears to have been 8 Noel Street, Wardour Street , London W1, in 1908, and later 19 Effingham Road, Lee Green, London, SE12 (1955). Illustrated work includes for example, a processional cross, 1908; metalwork for the shop front of International Art Galleries Ltd; an altar cross for Brisbane Cathedral, 1916, an altar cross and candlesticks for St. Mary's, Graham Street, Sloane Square, 1930; a chalice for Gloucester Cathedral; sliding lift doors for Selfridges; doors for the National Provincial Bank, Luton, a triptych for the Queen of Spain, and a design for an emblem for 99 Squadron, R.A.F., dated 1940.
Collection
Accession number
M.47-1987

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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