COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Blessed Virgin
title
Blessed Virgin
Title
false
Creation Date:
1904
creation_date
1904
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2000
image_date
2000
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
stone
material
stone
Material
false
Display Creator:
TORY, Alfred
display_creator
TORY, Alfred
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
00-4129
image_id
00-4129
Image ID
false
Description:
View of the statue in its niche. Location: Rectory (or Presbytery), St Marie's RC Cathedral, Norfolk Street, S1. (AZ p.5 3F) Description: The figure of the Virgin stands in a niche with an ornate canopy, similar to that enclosing the Cairns statue on High Street [133] by Alfred Tory's father, Frank Tory senior. It is less than lifesize and stands at first floor level. Commission: St Marie's Cathedral. Comment: Alfred Tory (1881-?) was only in his early twenties when he made this piece and also, possible, all four small contemporary portrait heads which decorate the window at the eastern end of the rectory. The heads represent Canon Oswald Dolan, Pius X (later Saint), Bishop Gordon of Leeds, and Charles Hadfield - son of the Cathedral architect. The first three were respectively priest at St Marie's, Pope and Bishop in 1904. J.B.Himsworth's manuscript identifies at least one of these as the work of Alfred Tory. References: J.B.Himsworth: typed manuscript on The City of Sheffield Artcrafts Guild, c. 1954. Sheffield Hallam University library.
description
View of the statue in its niche. Location: Rectory (or Presbytery), St Marie's RC Cathedral, Norfolk Street, S1. (AZ p.5 3F) Description: The figure of the Virgin stands in a niche with an ornate canopy, similar to that enclosing the Cairns statue on High Street [133] by Alfred Tory's father, Frank Tory senior. It is less than lifesize and stands at first floor level. Commission: St Marie's Cathedral. Comment: Alfred Tory (1881-?) was only in his early twenties when he made this piece and also, possible, all four small contemporary portrait heads which decorate the window at the eastern end of the rectory. The heads represent Canon Oswald Dolan, Pius X (later Saint), Bishop Gordon of Leeds, and Charles Hadfield - son of the Cathedral architect. The first three were respectively priest at St Marie's, Pope and Bishop in 1904. J.B.Himsworth's manuscript identifies at least one of these as the work of Alfred Tory. References: J.B.Himsworth: typed manuscript on The City of Sheffield Artcrafts Guild, c. 1954. Sheffield Hallam University library.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
TORY, Alfred
creator
TORY, Alfred
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1881
creator_dates_born
1881
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield School of Art.
creator_role
Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield School of Art.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Relief (Sculpture), English
subject_heading
Relief (Sculpture), English
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, British -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Sculpture, British -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Christian art and symbolism
subject_heading
Christian art and symbolism
Subject Heading
false