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The bas-relief on the pedestal illustrates a passage from 'Festus XLV'.

Newstead Abbey

Ravenshead

Title

Philip James Bailey (1816–1902)

Date

1900–1902

Medium

bronze & stone

Measurements

H 69 x W 70.5 x D 63.5 cm;
Plinth: H 159 x W 71 x D 63 cm

Accession number

NCM 1902-28

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the Trustees of the William S. Holbrook Bequest, The Holbrook Trust, 1902

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

on side of socle: ALBERT TOFT Sc. (?) 19 (?)

Inscription description

on side of socle: HOLBROOK BEQUEST; on plaque on plinth: AH BLESSED ONES COME TO ME / ALL / ARE YE ALL HERE TOO WITH ME? / TIS HEAVEN; on plinth: PHILIP JAMES BAILEY

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