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Title
John Pile (1820–1903)
Medium
white marble
Measurements
H 60 x W 60 x D 60 cm (E);
Plinth: H 175 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
HAPMG : 1923.3
Work type
Bust
Inscription description
inscribed on plinth: Presented To / John Pile Esq. / BY HIS FORMER OFFICIALS AT HIS / GOLDEN WEDDING / AS A TESTIMONY OF HIS MERITS AND EMINENCE AS A SHIPBUILDER / WHICH HE ALSO PRESENTED AT THE SAME TIME / TO THE JUBILEE BOROUGH OF WEST HARTLEPOOL / BEING A PIONEER OF SHIPBUILDING AT THE ABOVE PORT / 5TH NOV 1889
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