Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Victoria and Albert Museum Doorway, Cromwell Rd. Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 1252 | |
Manual Reference | CLKC074 | |
Title | Victoria and Albert Museum Doorway, Cromwell Rd. | |
Sculptor | Gamble, James | |
Sculptor | Tountoe, Reuben | |
Other | Franchi and Son, G. | |
Sculptor | Minton, Mallus & Co. | |
Other | Blanchard & Co. | |
Date of design | 1867-68 | |
Year of unveiling | 1868 | |
Unveiling details | 1868 | |
Road | Cromwell Rd. | |
Precise Location | North façade of V&A | |
A to Z Ref | 76 2B | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SW7 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Six high relief panels represent sciences/arts and scientists/artists: Chemistry (Davy); Architecture (Bramante), Sculpture (Michelangelo), Painting (Titian), Astronomy (Newton), Mechanics (Watt). Each figure stands full-length. John Physick, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The History of its Building, 1982. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1868 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Below marble panel, in gold incised lettering: BETTER IT IS TO GET WISDOM THAN GOLD At top and bottom of each door panel: CHEMISTRY/DAVY ARCHITECTURE/ BRAMANTE ASTRONOMY/NEWTON SCULPTURE/ M.ANGELO MECHANICS/WATT PAINTING/ TITIAN | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Two panels above doors (spandrels) | Majolica | |
Double doors (3 panel each) | Bronze | |
Surround | Terracotta | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Marble panel and terracotta surround very dirty |
