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Title
Tunstall Shard
Date
2008
Medium
wrought stainless steel, masonry & concrete
Measurements
H 10000 x W 9000 x D 9000 cm (E);
Plinth: H 400 x W 9000 x D 9000 cm (E)
Accession number
ST6_IB_S003
Acquisition method
commissioned by developers Dransfield Properties
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Dransfield Properties
Custodian
Dransfield Properties
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
19th January 2009
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on metal plaque: Frozen in time, a finger print on an /ancient Roman ceramic shard is evidence / of the human life, before our time, / of intent and skill / 'Tunstall Shard' / by Robert Erskine FRBS, / acknowledges the generations of people in / Tunstall, whose occupations and skill created / Tunstall's fine reputation for outstanding quality, / so characteristic of its industries. / Commissioned by / Dransfield Properties Limited 2008
