Madonna and Child
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Location
Street: | The Street / Cow Lane |
Town: | South Harting |
Parish: | Harting |
Council: | Chichester District Council |
County: | West Sussex |
Postcode: | GU31 |
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Object setting: | Inside building |
and in: | Religious |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | South transept of the Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel next to the Cowper family tomb. |
In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
Page: | 78 |
Grid reference: | A4 |
The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
OS Reference: | SU783193 |
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Makers
Name : | Karin Jonzen |
Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
Commissioned by: | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel |
Construction period: | 1985 |
Installation date: | 1985 |
Work is: | Extant |
Owner custodian: | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel |
Description: | A modern style Madonna and Child. The standing figure of the Christ child leans against the torso of the Madonna. The sculpture sits on a polished wooden plinth. |
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Classification
Categories: | Sculptural, Religious |
Object type1: | Statue |
Object type2: | Sculpture |
Subject type1: | Figurative |
Subject subtype1: | Torso |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Statue |
Material: | Bronze resin, patinated blue / green |
Height (cm): | 85 |
Width (cm): | 48 |
Depth (cm): | 40 |
Part 2: | Plinth |
Material: | Wood |
Height (cm): | 87 |
Width (cm): | 47 |
Depth (cm): | 47 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Date of on-site inspection: | 02/04/2008 |
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History
History: | The statue was commissioned in 1985 to replace a 14th century Spanish, wooden Madonna and Child that had been stolen from the church. |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | |
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