Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Truth Holding the Mirror up to Nature, Relief, Passmore Edwards Library, Borough Rd.
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 1109 | |
Manual Reference | CLSK/33 | |
Title | Truth Holding the Mirror up to Nature, Relief, Passmore Edwards Library, Borough Rd. | |
Architect | Blomfield, Arthur William | |
Architect | Phipps, C.J. | |
Date of design | 1897-98 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Borough Rd. | |
Precise Location | Passmore Edwards Library (originally; later the Borough Road Library), No. 12 Borough Road (now the South Bank University Day Nursery), West elevation | |
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OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
The relief is framed within an aedicule with a round arch and Ionic half-columns. Truth is a standing figure in long robes holding an oil lamp aloft in his left hand. Kneeling and sitting at his feet are two figures whom he appears to be instructing. | ||
The cost of building the library was met by Passmore Edwards. | ||
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raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | In raised letters: TRUTH | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Relief | Terracotta | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | there is some white material on Truth’s head |