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A4 Poster Showing William Herbert Statue Wearing a Face Mask, by The Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, 2021

Inventory Number 18586


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.18586

Subject
COVID-19
Item type
Object
Provenance
Donated by the manager of the Bodleian Libraries shop where it was used during the pandemic. This bronze statue of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, stands in front of the main entrance to the Old Bodleian Library. He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1617-1630.
Primary inscriptions
PLEASE WEAR A FACE COVERING
Physical material
Card
Object type
Poster
Dimensions
Height: 297mm Width: 210mm
Inventory No
18586
Accession Number
2022-76

Description

A4 card poster reading PLEASE WEAR A FACE COVERING above a picture of a statue of William Herbert wearing a face covering.