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Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)
Henry Tate (1819–1899)

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An over life-size bust and socle in bronze mounted on a pedestal carved from Portland stone.
Title

Henry Tate (1819–1899)

Date

1905

Medium

bronze & Portland stone

Measurements

H 100 x W 99 x D 97 cm;
Plinth: H 218 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

SW2_VA_S005

Acquisition method

commissioned by Jane Tate

Work type

Bust

Owner

Lambeth London Borough Council

Custodian

Lambeth London Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

11 October 1905

Listing date

19/04/16

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

signed, on the left-hand side of the bronze socle, in cursive script (very difficult to discern): Tho Brock

Inscription description

on the front face: SIR HENRY TATE / BARONET / VPRIGHT MERCHANT / WISE PHILANTHROPIST / BORN 11 MARCH 1819 / DIED 8 DEC 1899; on the rear face: ERECTED BY / PVBLIC SVBSCRIPTION / 1905

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