Henry Charles Hatfield
Born 1824
Died 1904
Active: 1867
Country of birth and death: Great Britain
Chaser, metal worker, sculptor
Born in London. He was the son of Isaac Hatfield a cutler, and the brother of John Ayres Hatfield who established an ormolu and bronze manufacturing business.
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of John Ayres Hatfield
Based on information from Joyce Rhodes, the great great granddaughter of Henry Charles Hatfield.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume VII, 1923 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a sculptor. Forrer notes that Hatfield 'exhibited at the Society of Arts' competition, 1867, a panel, in bronze, chased, representing a group of the Virgin and Child (after Donatello), which is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum'. See Forrer, vol. 7, (1923), p. 424.
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Figure Chaser' and his two sons George B. Hatfield and William Hatfield both 'Chaser'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 774; Folio: 87; Page: 20; GSU roll: 824733
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Henry Charles Hatfield
Estimated birth year: abt 1824
Registration Year: 1904
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 80
Registration district: Paddington
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 43
Lancashire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911
2012
Name: Henry Charles Hatfield
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 7 Mar 1837
Father's Name: Isaac Hatfield
Mother's name: Mary Lambert Hatfield
Parish or Poor Law Union: Holborn St Giles in the Fields
Borough: Camden
Register Type: Parish Registers
Citing this record
'Henry Charles Hatfield', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1240906267, accessed 28 Sep 2023]