Sir Rowland Hill (1795–1879), Postal Reformer

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A head-portrait sculptural relief of Sir Rowland Hill, the postal reformer, made from fibre-reinforced plastic. It was created for the front cover of the book called 'The Origin of the Penny Black'; Chinese name '解密黑便士', written by Huadong Zhang (张华东). This was the first book written in Chinese to introduce the world's first stamp, the Penny Black. It was published in China in October 2015.

Bruce Castle Museum

London

Title

Sir Rowland Hill (1795–1879), Postal Reformer

Date

2015

Medium

fibre-reinforced plastic

Measurements

H 20 x W 12 x D 1.5 cm

Accession number

LDBCM:2015.1664.1

Acquisition method

gift from Huadong Zhang and Xuan Zhang, 2015

Work type

Relief

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