Model for the Heath monument, St. Lawrence's Church, Biddulph
attributed to Matthew Noble (Hackness 1818 – London 1876)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
c. 1872
Materials
Plaster, wood and glass
Measurements
1200 mm (H); 840 mm (W); 250 mm (D)
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Biddulph Grange Garden, Staffordshire
NT 104631
Summary
Plaster, model for the Heath monument, Matthew Noble (Hackness 1817 – Kensington 1876), c. 1872. A plaster model or cast for the monument to William and Mary Heath at St. Lawrence's Church, Biddulph. The design comprised of a pointed arch within which two winged angels kneel, flanking the hovering figure of Christ, above Him a dove symbolising the Holy Spirit.
Makers and roles
attributed to Matthew Noble (Hackness 1818 – London 1876), sculptor
References
Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983 Staffordshire / 1974, p. 69 Roscoe 2009: I. Roscoe, E. Hardy and M. G. Sullivan, A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain 1660-1851, New Haven and Yale 2009, p. 890.