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Sol Gloria Mundi

Panel
ca. 1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Leicester College of Art (maker)
Unknown
Place of origin
Leicester (made)

The tablet is inscribed on one side in Latin: SOL / GLORIA / MUNDI (The sun, the glory of the world). It was given to the Museum by the City School of Arts and Crafts, Leicester, in 1924. The Museum's desire to have examples of modern inscription for the Circulation Department was noted in a memorandum of 1923 from the curator H. A. Kennedy to the Director: 'We are frequently asked for specimens of good incised lettering in stone, and are generally able to meet the request by recourse to casts and photographs. The lettering such as that on the tomb of Henry VII affords an admirable model but it would be useful I think to have a few specimens of good modern lettering as well.'

Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Panel
TitleSol Gloria Mundi (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Marble
Brief description
Panel, marble, inscribed 'SOL GLORIA MUNDI', by an anonymous student of the Leicester College, Leicester, ca. 1924
Physical description
Marble panel inscribed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 23cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SOL/GLORIA/MUNDI' (on one side)
    Translation
    'The sun, the glory of the world'
  • 'ENGLAND/MY/OWN' (inlay on the reverse)
Credit line
Given by the City School of Arts and Crafts, Leicester
Object history
Given by the City School of Arts and Crafts, Leicester in 1924. Originally offered as an example of modern inscriptional work to the Circulation Department; it was later transferred from Regional Services (formerly the Circulation Department) to the Sculpture Department in 1978.
Summary
The tablet is inscribed on one side in Latin: SOL / GLORIA / MUNDI (The sun, the glory of the world). It was given to the Museum by the City School of Arts and Crafts, Leicester, in 1924. The Museum's desire to have examples of modern inscription for the Circulation Department was noted in a memorandum of 1923 from the curator H. A. Kennedy to the Director: 'We are frequently asked for specimens of good incised lettering in stone, and are generally able to meet the request by recourse to casts and photographs. The lettering such as that on the tomb of Henry VII affords an admirable model but it would be useful I think to have a few specimens of good modern lettering as well.'
Bibliographic references
  • Bilbey, Diane and Trusted Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2002. p. 477. cat. no. 770.
  • [Sales catalogue] Sammlung Georg Schwarz. Cassirer & Helbing, Berlin, 20-23 May, 1917. no. 24.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
CIRC.637-1924

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Record createdMarch 3, 2003
Record URL
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