Memorial plaque
Herbert Read
Category
Stone
Date
1980
Materials
Slate
Measurements
430 x 755 mm
Place of origin
Exeter
Order this imageCollection
Cotehele, Cornwall
NT 348227
Summary
Slate rectangular memorial tablet to Kenelm (d.1965), the 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and his wife, Lilian (d.1964).
Provenance
installed January 1981, dedicated in March 1981.
Marks and inscriptions
KENELM WILLIAM EDWARD EDGCUMBE/6TH EARL OF MOUNT EDGCUMBE/9TH OCTOBER 1873 - 16TH FEBRUARY 1965/ His perserverance and patience in securing the/preservation of the home of his ancestors is/gratefully remembered by The National Trust/ IN ALL HE DID HE WAS SUPPORTED BY HIS WIFE/LILIAN AGNES WHO DIED ON 25TH SEPTEMBER 1964 (Incised Roman lettering)
Makers and roles
Herbert Read, sculptor