The Hereford Screen
Choir Screen
1862 (made)
1862 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Victorian metalwork choir screen in the Gothic Revival style.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Hereford Screen (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted wrought and cast iron, brass, copper, timber, mosaics and hardstones |
| Brief description | Hereford Screen |
| Physical description | Victorian metalwork choir screen in the Gothic Revival style. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Style | |
| 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 | |
| Associated objects |
|
| Bibliographic reference | George Gilbert Scott, Personal and Professional Recollections , edited by Gavin Stamp, Stamford 1995, pp. 291,479,486 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.251:1-1984 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | May 31, 2001 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest