The Hereford Screen

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On display at V&A South Kensington

Ironwork, Room 114c

Artist/Maker	Scott, George Gilbert Sir (designer (shape)) Skidmore, Francis Alexander the Younger (maker)
Place of origin	Coventry (made)

Victorian metalwork choir screen in the Gothic Revival style.

Object details

Categories	Religion Metalwork
Object type	Choir screen
Materials and techniques	Painted wrought and cast iron, brass, copper, timber, mosaics and hardstones Iron Cast Iron Brass Copper Timber Mosaic Glass Painted Painting Burnishing Electroforming Painting Mosaic
Brief description	Hereford Screen
Physical description	Victorian metalwork choir screen in the Gothic Revival style.
Dimensions	Height: 34ft Length: 36ft Weight: 16000lb Weight: 7.25t
Style	Gothic Revival
Credit line	Given by Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry
Object history	Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott for Hereford Cathedral. Made in 1862 by Francis Skidmore of Coventry and displayed at the International Exhibition, London before installation in the Cathedral in 1863.
Association	Hereford
Associated objects	M.251:2-1984 (Object) M.251:3-1984 (Object) M.251:4-1984 (Object) M.251:5-1984 (Object) M.251:6-1984 (Object) M.251:7-1984 (Object) M.251:8-1984 (Object) M.251:9-1984 (Object) M.251:10-1984 (Object) M.251:11-1984 (Object) M.251:12-1984 (Object) M.251:13-1984 (Object) LOAN:HEREFORD CATHEDRAL.1-2001 (Object)
Bibliographic reference	George Gilbert Scott, Personal and Professional Recollections , edited by Gavin Stamp, Stamford 1995, pp. 291,479,486
Collection	Metalwork Collection
Accession number	M.251:1-1984

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Record created	May 31, 2001
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O59277/the-hereford-screen-choir-screen-scott-george-gilbert/

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