Bronze figure from metallic screen , Lichfield Cathedral
Photograph
1861 (made)
1861 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This albumen print, an early photographic process, was taken in the photographic studio at the firm of the art metalworker Francis Skidmore (1817-1896) which was registered as Skidmore's Art Manufactures Company at Alma, Street, Coventry. It was taken by an unknown photographer in about 1861. It is a photograph of the plaster model of the figure of an angel made by the sculptor, John Birnie Philip (1824-1875) prior to electroplating it in copper before it was mounted onto the Lichfield Screen. Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878) designed the screen which was made for the division between chancel and nave in Lichfield Cathedral as part of the his renovation scheme in 1861.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bronze figure from metallic screen , Lichfield Cathedral (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print on paper mounted on card |
| Brief description | Photograph of figure for the screen, Lichfield Cathedral made by Skidmore's Art Manufactures Co, 1861 |
| Physical description | Photograph of a figure in classical robes with a scallopped edge with raised arms. |
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| Production type | Model |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'BY SKIDMORE, COVENTRY' |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
| Object history | The provenance is the grand-daughter of Francis Skidmore. |
| Production | This albumen print was taken in the photographic studio at the firm of the art metalworker Francis Skidmore (1817-1896) which was registered as Skidmore's Art Manufactures Company at Alma, Street, Coventry. It was taken by an unknown photographer in about 1861. It is a photograph of the plaster model of the figure of an angel made by the sculptor, John Birnie Philip (1824-1875) prior to electroplating it in copper before it was mounted onto the Lichfield Screen. Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878) designed the screen which was made for the division between chancel and nave in Lichfield Cathedral as part of the his renovation scheme in 1861. |
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| Place depicted | |
| Summary | This albumen print, an early photographic process, was taken in the photographic studio at the firm of the art metalworker Francis Skidmore (1817-1896) which was registered as Skidmore's Art Manufactures Company at Alma, Street, Coventry. It was taken by an unknown photographer in about 1861. It is a photograph of the plaster model of the figure of an angel made by the sculptor, John Birnie Philip (1824-1875) prior to electroplating it in copper before it was mounted onto the Lichfield Screen. Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878) designed the screen which was made for the division between chancel and nave in Lichfield Cathedral as part of the his renovation scheme in 1861. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.405-2006 |
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| Record created | October 23, 2007 |
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