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A Message To Industry (bust)

Person/Body (Historic): Hyland, William (Mr)
Person/Body (Historic): Galizia

Bronze bust of Sir Alfred Nicholas, founder of South Wales Switchgear. Stood on a wooden base.

Bronze bust of Sir Alfred Nicholas
Image: By kind permission of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. © Unknown. If you have any information that may assist us in identifying a © holder, please contact image.licensing@museumwales.ac.uk

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

85.39I

Creation/Production

Hyland, William (Mr)
Role: sculptor
Galizia
Role: producer
Date: 02/1967

Acquisition

Donation, 29/4/1985

Measurements

length of base (mm):255
width of base (mm):175
height including stand (mm):375

Techniques

sculpture

Material

bronze
wood

Location

In store

Categories

general and unprovenanced 1960s

Comments - (1)

James Nicholas
14 January 2014, 11:59
Remember this in his office at Bovil House Machen. Always wondered where it went after he died.
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Bronze bust of Sir Alfred Nicholas
By kind permission of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. © Unknown. If you have any information that may assist us in identifying a © holder, please contact image.licensing@museumwales.ac.uk
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