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- 1935 (Creation)
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This bronze medallion portrait was commissioned by the staffs of the Manchester Guardian and the Manchester Evening News as a tribute to their recently-deceased former editor, who was the father of Edward Taylor Scott, also the newspaper's editor, the latter having tragically drowned in a sailing accident in 1932.
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Oval bronze relief of CP Scott, mounted on wood. Editor of the Manchester Guardian for 57 years from 1872 to 1929. On the death of (John) Edward Taylor (the son of the founder) Scott bought the business for £240000, putting himself in considerable debt. He took the paper from respectable provinciality to the status of a journal with a worldwide reputation.
Production place: [Cheshire, England]
Materials: bronze; wood
Colour: bronze; brown
Condition: Good
Dimensions: H 48 x W 44 x D 3.5 cm;
Plinth: H 48 x W 44 x D 6 cm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: Monogram on bottom of bronze: MM
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