Hackney Old Tower, and Rowe's Monument, 1828
Drawing
1828 (sketched)
1828 (sketched)
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Pencil sketch depicting a tower and monument in a cemetery, surrounded by trees and with a weather vane on top.
Object details
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| Title | Hackney Old Tower, and Rowe's Monument, 1828 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil sketch |
| Brief description | Pencil sketch of Hackney old tower and Rowe's monument, T. H. Shepherd, 1828 |
| Physical description | Pencil sketch depicting a tower and monument in a cemetery, surrounded by trees and with a weather vane on top. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers |
| Object history | This sketch shows St Augustine's Tower, Hackney (all that remains of the 16th century parish church of St Augustine), and a monument erected to the memory of Sir Henry Rowe (d. 1612), who had been Lord Mayor of London. The monument is of black and veined marble, supported by Corinthian columns. This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from departmental handlist. |
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| Accession number | E.4615-1923 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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