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Title
Hand of Peace
Date
1999
Medium
bronze & Bath stone
Measurements
H 240 x W 130 x D (?) cm
Accession number
WR14_DJ_S006
Acquisition method
commissioned by Royal British Legion
Work type
Statue
Owner
Malvern Hills Conservators
Custodian
Malvern Hills Conservators
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
30th July 1999
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
signature (near the base of the sculpture at the back): Hand of Peace / 1999 / Sculptor Rose Garrard / Stonemason Darren Bennett
Inscription description
inscription (across the palm of the hand, sloping upwards and in two lines of incised letters): In glorious hope our sorrowing land / Commits our children to your peaceful hand; plaque two: BRITISH LEGION / BARNARDS GREEN / GARDEN / OF / REMEMBRANCE