About this piece
back to topCoade Keystone of Minerva Dated 1794. Stamped Coade, London, and dated 1794. Minerva is known as being the Roman goddess of wisdom. Eleanor Coade was a British businesswoman known for manufacturing Neoclassical statues, architectural decorations and garden ornaments made of Coade stone from 1769. Attached are some images of Coade Keystones taken from Alison Kellys “Mrs Coades Stone”.
This keystone features in the Descriptive Catalogue of Coade’s Artificial Stone Manufactory, 1784, Section XVI Keystones, p. 20, No. 453.
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Additional Dimensions with Stand
Height 38.5 cm
Width 20 cm
Depth 20 cm