FDA-A.2144-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2144-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
King Leopold Panel
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Carved pear wood panel dated 1988, rectangular form, with the coat-of-arms of Leopold the King of the Belgians and motto and dedication, the back signed and dated in black ink
Comments
The maker of this panel is the Michael Rust Studio, Kent, founded in 1986. The company has described its methods as follows: ‘creating individual sculpture designs which are drawn and then carved, as well as lettering based mostly on the use of the broad edged brush or pen, before being transferred to the wood or stone and hand cut with chisel, mallet and gouge'.
The panel was commissioned in 1988 by the British Memorial Committee for Leopold III, King of the Belgians. The patron of the committee at that time was the late Major General The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, Kent.
The panel was commissioned in 1988 by the British Memorial Committee for Leopold III, King of the Belgians. The patron of the committee at that time was the late Major General The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, Kent.
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 450mm
width (actual size): 270mm
width (actual size): 270mm
Inscription
Front carved with motto, below the coat of arms: ‘L'Union fait la force. EEndraght maart macht'; and below: ‘In memory of / His Majesty / Leopold III K.G. / King of the Belgians / Eton 1915-1919'; inscribed on reverse in black ink: ‘Michael Rust / Hastingleigh Kent / January 1988'; stamped ‘M.D.R.'
Material
pear wood
Physical description
Carved pear wood panel; of rectangular form, with the coat-of-arms of King Leopold III and motto and dedication, the back signed and dated in black ink
Production
Person
Rust, Michael (Designer)
Date
1988
