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ID number:  BIRRC-A0012
Institution:  Research and Cultural Collections
Named collection:  Campus Collection of Fine and Decorative Art
Artist / Maker:  Bloye, William James (1890-1975)
Title / Object name:  Commemorative relief plaque to Francis Corder Clayton, treasurer (1900-1921)
Object type:  Plaque
Place made:  Europe: United Kingdom, West Midlands, Birmingham
Date made:  after 1928
Materials:  Marble with inset bronze relief
Measurements:  H.173cm W.106cm. D.14cm
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Bronze side profile of a man (looking to viewer's left), cut off at the shoulder, wearing a blazer and high collar. Inscription below profile on white marble with cut frame in the marble around top and side of the description and profile.

This inscribed commemorative plaque was commissioned by the University of Birmingham after 1928.

Inscriptions / Translations:  FRANCIS CORDER CLAYTON / BORN 1843 DIED 1928 / TRUSTEE 1889 AND TREASURER / 1892-1900 OF MASON COLLEGE / *** / PRO-VICE CHANCELLOR 1900-1921 / TREASURER 1900-1912 AND A / GENEROUS FRIEND & BENEFACTOR / OF THE UNIVERSITY / ***

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