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Oil painting
British School
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Portrait of David Higgins, Wrexham Sergeant-at-Mace, 1857-95, wearing a gold braided tail coat, white knee breeches, stockings and buckled shoes. Holds cocked hat in left hand and mace in the right hand. David Higgins was Wrexham’s Sergeant-at-Mace and Inspector of Nuisances and Common Lodging Houses, 1857--95. The post was created as a response to poor standards of housing and sanitation in the town.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
63.126
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Higgins, David
Association Type: Subject
Place: Wrecsam / Wrexham
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 1000
Width
(mm): 693
Material
Paint (oil based)
Canvas
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