Context (Related Documents)
Label with 1926.601 reads: 'Angel from Roof. Mildenhall Church, Suffolk. 16 century. Clarke Gift. 26.601'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Context (Production / use)
?From a church roof
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Auction / Sale)
Bought by the donor at Mildenhall when a freshman, probably October or November 1899 and he was told it came from the roof of the church.
Event Date 10/1899
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
A wooden angel.
Event Date 1926
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
The top half of a figure with a diagonal ?belt across his chest. An old metal nail is running through the centre of the figure.
Event Date 29/6/2001
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Photographed as part of the Art UK Sculpture project, August - September 2019. The project aims to create a free-to-access online photographic showcase of publicly owned sculpture. The three-year project focuses on sculpture dating from the last 1,000 years, held in public collections and outdoor locations across the UK



Event Date 3/6/2020
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Carved piece of wood from a church roof, depicting the upper half of an angel. The figure has short curly hair, wearing a feathered garment and part of a sash across the upper half of the torso. One metal nail through the neck for attachment to roof.
Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth