Tuesday, 6 September 2016

#11 of 20 star objects - Henry de Bohun ‘maquette’



A bronze statue of Henry resides in the House of Lords, along with other Bishops and barons that are associated with the sealing of this great charter. His head- quarters were in Trowbridge- making this town one of only 2 in the South West that can claim to have their very own Magna Carta baron! This plaster ‘maquette’ was used as the mould from which his bronze statue was cast and Trowbridge Museum has been lucky enough to secure its loan from Canterbury Museums Service. 


Plaster 'maquette' on the way to Trowbridge Museum