Decorative arts — 1739
Cartouche
In 1930, this cartouche was discovered during contruction work in Mason's Avenue in the City of London in 1930. Perhaps the former Mason's Hall that was located in the vicinity has some connection with this item as its inscription reads 'BENJAMIN MACY, MASON, 1739'. The cartouche was probably placed on the side of a house or row of houses to record the name and date of the person who had built them. It is in the baroque style and conforms to other types of surviving London stonework of the period.
In R Campbell's 'The London Tradesman of 1747', a stone-mason is described as 'employed in cutting Stone for building and ornamenting....in laying them, and building the Stone-Work of the whole building'.
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- 12341
- Object name:
- cartouche
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1739
- Material:
stone, marble
- Measurements/duration:
- WT 8 kg, H 275 mm, W 290 mm, D 95 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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