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Title*

Mosaic
County Suffolk   District Council Ipswich Borough Council 
Civil Parish or equivalent Ipswich  Town/Village* Ipswich 
Road Cox Lane 
Precise Location On back of Carr Street Co-op 
OS Grid Ref TM162443  Postcode IP4 
Previous location(s)  
Setting On building  Access Public 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
Not known     

Commissioned by

 Ipswich Co-operative Society 

Design & Constrn period

 1962 

Date of installing

  

Exact date of unveiling

  

Category
Abstract Animal Architectural
Commercial Commemorative Composite
Free Functional Funerary
Heraldic Military Natural
Non-Commemorative Performance Portable
Religious Roadside, Wayside Sculptural
Temporary, Mobile Other  

Object Type
Building Clock Tower Architectural
Coat of Arms Cross Fountain
Landscape Marker Medallion
Mural Panel Readymade
Relief Shaft Sculpture
Statue Street Furniture War Memorial
Other Object Sub Type: Decorative Mosaic

Subject Type
Allegorical Mythological Pictorial
Figurative Non-figurative Portrait
Still-life Symbolic Other

Subject Sub Type
Bust Equestrian Full-length
Group Head Reclining
Seated Standing Torso
Part Material Dimension
Mosaic  Mosaic  H. 3 metres W. 9 metres 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 Norwich and Ipswich Co-operative Society 

Listing status
Grade I Grade II* Grade II Don't Know Not Listed

Surface Condition
Corrosion, Deterioration Accretions
Bird Guano Abrasions, cracks, splits
Biological growth Spalling, crumbling
Metallic staining Previous treatments
Other  
Detail:

Structural Condition
Armature exposed Broken or missing parts
Replaced parts Loose elements
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes Spalling, crumbling
Water collection Other
Detail:

Vandalism
Graffiti Structural damage Surface Damage
Detail:

Overall condition
Good Fair Poor

Risk
No Known Risk At Risk Immediate
Signatures/Marks  
Inscriptions  

Description (physical)

 The large mosaic shows a woman - her yellow hair outlined against the grey background- holding a sheaf of corn in her hands. To the left are two doves and to the right a hand holding a caduceus - the emblem of Mercury who is shown with his winged helmet. There is a further large bird in brown and a long necked sea creature reminiscent of the Loch Ness monster. 

Description (iconographical)

 Mercury was the Roman god of commerce and here he is joined by doves - the emblems of peace- and a woman harvesting to celebrate the extension of the Carr street Co-op in 1962 in a spirited rendering inspired by Picasso. 

Photographs

 Date taken:  4/4/2007
Date logged: 

Photographed by:
Sarah Cocke

On Site Inspection

 Date:  4/4/2007

Inspected by:
Richard Cocke

Sources and References

 www.visualarts@Ipswich.gov.uk 04/04/07 

Database

 Date entered:  7/5/2007

Data inputter:
Richard Cocke