Centuries-old statue defaced with blue crayon in UK
When you give a child a crayon, you cannot control what they will do...
The vivid feeling you get when you see your kid armed with a crayon is something only parents would understand.
Well, usually anyway. It seems that extends to museum curators and historians as well.
This after a sculpture depicting the Roman Naiade, Sabrina, was defaced with a bright blue crayon.
The sculpture is thought to have been made in 1802 and moulded from Coade stone. A rich piece of history right there.
It is housed in Croome, Worcester, United Kingdom, which is the largest conservation charity in Europe.
The discovery of vandalism was made after the Easter weekend, and it was obvious that a young child had decided to express their creativity on the historical sculpture.
"We are dismayed that this has happened," said a National Trust spokesperson. Disappointing as they are, incidents like this are very rare considering the millions of visitors who enjoy and respect the places in our care." (BBC)
Work to remove the crayon markings is still ongoing. Eek, that's awkward, we wouldn't want to be that kid's parents...
It's one thing finding crayon drawings on your walls, but a whole other thing discovering them on a 230-year-old statue. The question here is, did the parents make the discovery and run or were they none the wiser...
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