Plaster Panel
1870-1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This panel is part of a large collection of plaster casts and moulds, from the firm of George Jackson & Sons. The firm was founded in 1780 and specialised in architectural plasterwork. Jacksons had large workshops in Hammersmith, London, which closed in 1989 when the firm became part of Clark and Fenn Ltd. This panel may have been used for making a mould for plaster casting.
The plant is possibly Tutsan, or Hypericum androstaemum, a member of the St. John's Wort family, which is found in woods and shady banks in the west of England. The name, Tutsan, is an Anglicisation of the Norman name Toute Sainte, or 'All Heal', and the plant was used for healing. When the leaves are dried they have an attractive scent and were commonly used as bookmarks, particularly in bibles. The alternative name in Devon and Somerset was 'Bible leaves'
The plant is possibly Tutsan, or Hypericum androstaemum, a member of the St. John's Wort family, which is found in woods and shady banks in the west of England. The name, Tutsan, is an Anglicisation of the Norman name Toute Sainte, or 'All Heal', and the plant was used for healing. When the leaves are dried they have an attractive scent and were commonly used as bookmarks, particularly in bibles. The alternative name in Devon and Somerset was 'Bible leaves'
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster, moulded and coloured |
| Brief description | Moulded with a plant motif, possibly 'Tutsan'; possibly made by George Jackson & Sons, possibly in London, 1870-1900 |
| Physical description | Coloured plaster panel, moulded with the motif of a plant with three flowers. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Clark and Fenn Ltd. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This panel is part of a large collection of plaster casts and moulds, from the firm of George Jackson & Sons. The firm was founded in 1780 and specialised in architectural plasterwork. Jacksons had large workshops in Hammersmith, London, which closed in 1989 when the firm became part of Clark and Fenn Ltd. This panel may have been used for making a mould for plaster casting. The plant is possibly Tutsan, or Hypericum androstaemum, a member of the St. John's Wort family, which is found in woods and shady banks in the west of England. The name, Tutsan, is an Anglicisation of the Norman name Toute Sainte, or 'All Heal', and the plant was used for healing. When the leaves are dried they have an attractive scent and were commonly used as bookmarks, particularly in bibles. The alternative name in Devon and Somerset was 'Bible leaves' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.852-1989 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2006 |
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