Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Humanity in the House of Circumstances, Mosaic Panel, Horniman Museum Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 921 | |
Manual Reference | CLLMJD15 | |
Type | Mural | |
Title | Humanity in the House of Circumstances, Mosaic Panel, Horniman Museum | |
Designer | Bell, Robert Anning | |
Other | Bridge, George | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1901 | |
Unveiling details | 10.6.1901 | |
Road | London Rd. | |
Precise Location | Horniman Museum, 100, London Rd. (entrance façade) | |
A to Z Ref | 1H 111 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE23 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | Horniman Trust | |
Commissioned by | Frederick Horniman | |
Notes | ||
Allegory of the course of human life. Bbg: D. Spurgeon, Discovery Sydenham and Catford, Greenwich 1999. Grove Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner, London 1996, vol.3. The Horniman Museum, leaflet, 1992. List of Building of Architectural and Historical Interest. | ||
Commissioned by F.J. Horniman MP and C. Harrison Townsend. Museum opened June 1901. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1901 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | Lower right: R.A.B INV / G.B. FECT | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Mosaic panel | Multi-coloured tesserae | c. 316 x 976 |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recorded Vandalism: nothing recorded