Memorial tablet to Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA (1876-1955)
Tablet
1957 (made)
1957 (made)
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This tablet is set into one of the pillars in the main entrance of the Museum, opposite the memorial tablet by Reynolds Stone commemorating Museum personnel killed in the Second World War. In addition to this tablet, Kindersley was also commissioned in 1987 to design the inscription found on the exterior wall of the Museum near the Exhibition Road entrance, which records that the damage to the walls of the Museum resulted from bombing during the war. The sculptor felt the inscription would be given greater significance by being cut into the surface of one of the sections of bomb-damaged Portland stone.
Walter Hildburgh, an American collector and art historian, was a generous benefactor to the Museum, his many gifts culminating in his bequest of 1956.
Walter Hildburgh, an American collector and art historian, was a generous benefactor to the Museum, his many gifts culminating in his bequest of 1956.
Object details
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| Title | Memorial tablet to Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA (1876-1955) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Portland stone |
| Brief description | Tablet, Portland stone, memorial tablet to Dr. W.L. Hildburgh, by David Guy Kindersley, London, 1957 |
| Physical description | Inscribed tablet. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'TO THE MEMORY OF / WALTER LEO HILDBURGH / 1876-1955 GENEROUS / FRIEND OF THE MUSEUM' (in incised lettering ) |
| Object history | Commissioned from the artist in 1957 for the sum of £70. Historical significance: Dr. Hildburgh, the American collector and art historian resident in London from 1912 onwards, was a generous benefactor to the Museum, his many gifts culminating in his bequest of 1956. |
| Summary | This tablet is set into one of the pillars in the main entrance of the Museum, opposite the memorial tablet by Reynolds Stone commemorating Museum personnel killed in the Second World War. In addition to this tablet, Kindersley was also commissioned in 1987 to design the inscription found on the exterior wall of the Museum near the Exhibition Road entrance, which records that the damage to the walls of the Museum resulted from bombing during the war. The sculptor felt the inscription would be given greater significance by being cut into the surface of one of the sections of bomb-damaged Portland stone. Walter Hildburgh, an American collector and art historian, was a generous benefactor to the Museum, his many gifts culminating in his bequest of 1956. |
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| Accession number | A.1-1958 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2002 |
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