Sir Robert Geffrye (1613–1703)

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A statue of Sir Robert Geffrye made by James Maude & Co. of Mansfield. A copy of the original made in 1723/1724 by Mr John Van Nost which was placed in the niche above the entrance to the chapel of the almshouses. The original statue was removed when the almshouses closed and is now at the Ironmongers' almshouses in Hook, Hampshire. Sir Robert Geffrye (1613–1704) was an English merchant, who made part of his money from his involvement in the exploitative East India Company and Royal African Company and his persistent investment in the forced labour and trading of enslaved Africans. He part owned a slave ship called the China Merchant. He profited directly from the buying and selling of human beings. These profits were very likely sufficient to fund the core part of his legacy.

Museum of the Home

London

Title

Sir Robert Geffrye (1613–1703)

Date

1913

Medium

bronze (?)

Accession number

ART01

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

under statue: Sr Rob Geffryes Knt Alderman and Ironmonger, Founder of this Hospitall

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