Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Bust of Thomas Paget Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 99 | |
Manual Reference | LE107TCBMAY | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Bust of Thomas Paget | |
Sculptor | Barfield, Samuel | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | High Street | |
Precise Location | In the main hall of Lloyds Bank, No. 7 High Street, to the right of the entrance | |
A to Z Ref | 4 C3 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK587045 | |
Postcode | LE1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Lloyds Bank | |
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Portrait bust of a man, mounted on a circular socle. He is bare-headed, clean-shaven with sideburns, wearing a frock coat, waistcoat, wing-collared shirt and tie. In the button hole of his left lapel is a flower and two leafing sprigs. The subject's eyes are not incised. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | - on a wooden plaque beneath the bust, letters painted in gold, fancy 'Gothic' style: The Late THOS. PAGET ESQ. / FOUNDER of the BANK / of MESSRS PAGET & CO. / * * * ESTABLISHED 1825. | |
Signatures | - on rear of bust: S. Barfield Sculpr. | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Bust | Carrara marble | h. 49 cm; w. 52 cm; d. 29 cm |
Socle | Carrara marble | diam. 13 cm |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recordedStructural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | both points of wing collar broken off |
Replaced parts | at some time in the past a portion of the left rear segment of the lower rim of the socle has been broken off and re-fixed. |
