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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
Windrush Square, Brixton
SW2 1JQ
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