Coalville, LE031TC1AY, Sculpture, Mother and Child

Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Mother and Child Photograph

Region ID	EM
Work ID	29
Manual Reference	LE031TC1AY
Type	Sculpture
Title	Mother and Child
Sculptor	Thomas, Robert John Royden
Date of design	1962-1963
Year of unveiling	1963
Unveiling details	[?May] 1963
Road	High Street
Precise Location	In front of the public library, to the right of the entrance
A to Z Ref	14 B2 (1)
OS Ref	SK425143
Postcode
Work is	Extant
Listing Status	Not listed
Duty of Care
Commissioned by	Triland (Coalville) Ltd [architects for Belvoir shopping centre]
Notes
Standing group of mother and small boy. The boy leans close to his mother's left side, clasping her skirt with his left hand. The mother's left hand rests on his head. His right arm stretches behind her to hold her right hand. From her right wrist hangs a 'string' shopping bag with what appear to be books at the bottom, plus a roll of string or yarn and a baby doll, plus an [unidentified] object decorated with a monogram.


circa
raw year	1963
Condition	Good
At risk	Not at risk
Inscriptions	- on inscription plaque on library wall to rear of sculpture: MOTHER AND CHILD / THIS SCULPTURE BY R.J.R. THOMAS OF / "MOTHER AND CHILD" WAS AWARDED / THE SIR OTTO BEIT PRIZE FOR 1963 / [space] / THE SCULPTURE USED TO BE SITED IN / THE PRECINCT SHOPPING CENTRE AND / WAS PROVIDED WITH A NEW HOME IN / 1992 WHEN THE NEW LIBRARY / FRONTAGE WAS IMPROVED
Signatures	none visible [rear of base not accessible]

Elements

Element Details

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character: nothing recorded

Structural Condition: nothing recorded

Vandalism: nothing recorded