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Mark Firth (1819–1880)
Mark Firth (1819–1880)
Mark Firth (1819–1880)
Mark Firth (1819–1880)
Mark Firth (1819–1880)
Mark Firth (1819–1880)
Mark Firth (1819–1880)

Image credit: University of Sheffield

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A portrait bust set on an inscribed pink and white striated marble pedestal. Mark Firth was the founder of Firth College. The work was presented by his townsmen in 1879.

University of Sheffield, Heritage Collection

Sheffield

Title

Mark Firth (1819–1880)

Date

1879

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 90 x W 71 x D 34.5 cm;
Plinth: H 111.5 x W 45.8 x D (?) cm

Accession number

519

Acquisition method

donated by City of Sheffield Subscribers

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

on reverse: A. BRUCE-JOY / 1879

Inscription description

on plinth: Mark Firth Esq / FOUNDER / OF THIS COLLEGE / PRESENTED / BY HIS TOWNSMEN / 1879

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University of Sheffield, Heritage Collection

University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2TN England

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