Eric Gill, A.R.A. (1882-1940)

Bernard Morgan Memorial

Details

Eric Gill, A.R.A. (1882-1940)
Bernard Morgan Memorial
inscribed 'Pray for the soul of BERNARD MORGAN who gave his life at sea Oct 9th 1917 Aged 18. R.I.P.'
Hopton Wood stone
9 x 9 x 1½ in. (23 x 23 x 4 cm.)
Carved in 1917.

Provenance

The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic, from the right hand of the chapel of the Guild, Ditchling, Sussex.

Literature

D. Peace, Eric Gill: The Inscriptions, London, 1994, p. 89, no. 338A/P.

Exhibited

London, Gillian Jason Gallery, The Lost Idyll, 1989.

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Lot Essay

Discussing Gill's range of materials in his recorded over 1,000 inscriptions, David Peace has remarked (op. cit., p. 16) that 'there is much variety in his inscriptions. Often the size of letters in a single job changes from roman caps and lower case to italic; and red and blue and gilding are used, especially where there is little light'.

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