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On display at V&A South Kensington
Sculpture, Room 24, The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Galleries

Chaloner Chute

Model
ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Carter, Thomas (The Younger) (probably)
Place of origin
England (made)

Chaloner Chute (about 1595–1659) was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1659, immediately preceding his death. His great-grandson, John Chute, erected a marble monument to him at The Vyne, Hampshire, and this is a preliminary model for the recumbent figure. It shows Chaloner Chute wearing his Speaker’s robes. The model was once housed in a leather case (probably dating from the 19th century), which was presented to the Museum by the donor in 1911; this no longer survives.

Thomas Carter was one of a dynasty of sculptors and masons who specialised in monuments and chimneypieces. He is recorded as having been paid for the Chute monument in the family chapel at The Vyne, in Hampshire, in 1785, but may have employed another sculptor to execute the work.



Object details

Categories
Portraits
Sculpture
Access_to_Images 2003
SCRAN
Object type
Model
TitleChaloner Chute (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Terracotta
Brief description
Model, terracotta, for tomb sculpture, depicting Chaloner Chute, attributed to Thomas Carter the Younger, England, ca. 1775
Physical description
Sculpture depicting Chaloner Chute, terra cotta, 6.4 x 19.9 x 9.9 cm. Reclining model for a figure on a monument in the chapel of the Chute family's country house, The Vyne in Hampshire.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Width: 19.9cm
  • Depth: 9.9cm
  • Weight: 0.44kg
Credit line
Given by H. Avray Tipping
Object history
Given by Mr. H. Avray Tipping, Mathern Palace, Chepstow, together with its leather case, in 1911. The case (probably 19th century) no longer survives.
Historical context
Sketch model for a marble monument at The Vyne, Hampshire.
Subject depicted
Chute, Chaloner
Summary
Chaloner Chute (about 1595–1659) was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1659, immediately preceding his death. His great-grandson, John Chute, erected a marble monument to him at The Vyne, Hampshire, and this is a preliminary model for the recumbent figure. It shows Chaloner Chute wearing his Speaker’s robes. The model was once housed in a leather case (probably dating from the 19th century), which was presented to the Museum by the donor in 1911; this no longer survives.

Thomas Carter was one of a dynasty of sculptors and masons who specialised in monuments and chimneypieces. He is recorded as having been paid for the Chute monument in the family chapel at The Vyne, in Hampshire, in 1785, but may have employed another sculptor to execute the work.

Bibliographic references
  • Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
  • Bilbey, Diane and Trusted, Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470-2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, p. 59, cat. no. 81
  • Bell, C.F., Annals of Thomas Banks. Sculptor. Royal Academician, Cambridge, 1938, p. 46
  • Gunnis, R., Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, (revised edition, first published London 1953), London, 1968, p. 86
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.8-1911

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Record createdOctober 16, 2003
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