Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Statuette of Ethelfloeda, Queen of the Mercians Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 88 | |
Manual Reference | LE085TC | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Statuette of Ethelfloeda, Queen of the Mercians | |
Sculptor | Fletcher, Benjamin John | |
Sculptor | Newport, Jack | |
Date of design | 1979 | |
Year of unveiling | 1990 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Hotel Street | |
Precise Location | City Rooms; in the lobby to the right of the stairs | |
A to Z Ref | 4 C4 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK586044 | |
Postcode | LE1 6ZG | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Leicester City Council | |
Commissioned by | Leicester City Council | |
Notes | ||
Imaginary portrait of Ethelfloeda, standing, dressed in period costume, holding a sceptre in both hands and wearing a crown. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1990 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | (i) around upper zone of circular pedestal: - front: ETHELFLOEDA - rear: EDITH GITTINS 1845 - 1910 (ii) on brass plaque affixed to rear wall at left of statuette: ETHELFLEDA [sic] WAS THE DAUGHTER / OF KING ALFRED THE GREAT AND AS / A LEADER OF MERCIA SHE REPELLED / THE DANES FROM LEICESTER IN 918 A.D. / THIS BRONZE STATUETTE IS A REPLICA / OF THE FORMER ETHELFLEDA DRINKING / FOUNTAIN ERECTED ON VICTORIA PARK / IN 1922 AND PAID FOR FROM / MONEY LEFT BY EDITH GITTINS / 1845 - 1910 WHO WAS WELL KNOWN / LOCALLY FOR HER GENEROUS PUBLIC SERVICE. | |
Signatures | - on 'ground' at feet of figure, in cursive script: Jack / Newport 1979 - on 'ground' towards front left, the letters: L O | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
statuette | bronze, brown patinated | h.[inc. socle] 61 cm; w. 15.5 cm; d. 12 cm |
pedestal | stone and concrete | h. 103 cm; circumf. 169.5 cm |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recorded Vandalism: nothing recorded