Coade Stone

Material:
Reconstituted stone
Category:
Reconstituted stone, Other
Alternative name(s):
Colour:
Creamy White
Colour variation:
Place of origin:
United Kingdom
Rock Unit Name:
Geological Age:

Notes:

A reconstituted stone formulated by Eleanor Coade of Lambeth, England that was moulded into statues, decorative garden features, panels and which beacme popular from the mid-1700s. She operated the Coade Ornamental Stone Manufactory from 1769 until her death. The formula was then lost. Good examples in Ireland include Emo Court, Rutland Fountain (see John Ruch 1970. Coade Stone in Ireland. Quarterly Bulletin of the Irish Georgian Society 13(4), 1-12).

References

4358386 coade_stone 1 apa-annotated-bibliography 50 default 4753 https://stonebuiltireland.com/wp-content/plugins/zotpress/