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A life-size Gloucester 'Old Spot' pig with baskets of fruit and vegetables on its back.

Title

This Little Piggy Went to Market

Date

1994

Medium

bronze on granite & brass plinth

Measurements

H 88 x W 164 x D 60 cm;
Plinth: H 22 x W 164 x D 60 cm

Accession number

NP20_MB_S016

Acquisition method

commissioned by Newport Borough Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

Newport City Council

Custodian

Newport City Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO THE MARKET / UNVEILED BY COUNCILLOR E J TRAVERS / MAYOR, NEWPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL / COMMEMORATING OVER 700 YEARS OF MARKETS IN NEWPORT / SCULPTURE BY SEBASTIEN BOYESEN / NEWPORT TOWN SCULPTOR 1994

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