Monument to Sir William Hillman
Relief
1800 (made)
1800 (made)
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This Coade stone monument to Sir William Hillman, made by Coade and Sealy in 1800, was originally in the demolished church of St. James's, Hampstead Road, London.
Eleanor Coade (1733-1821) was a remarkable business woman. From 1769 onwards she manufactured a hard-wearing, ceramic artificial stone at the Coade Artificial Stone Manufactory in Lambeth, London. Cast from moulds, Coade stone was ideal for reproducing designs for architectural details and ornaments for interiors and gardens. The company produced Neo-classical forms and, later, Gothic Revival elements. Designers included John Flaxman, Thomas Banks, and Benjamin West. Often mistaken for natural stone, Coade stone had the advantage of being resistant to frost. As a result, many examples survive both in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. John Sealy was a cousin of Eleanor Coade and was made partner in the firm in 1799. Then the company was name and seal was changed to Coade and Sealy. On the death of Eleanor Coade the company was bought by William Croggon, who had worked there, but the business foundered in 1833, and Croggon died bankrupt in 1835. His son Thomas John Croggon refounded the firm in 1835, though by this time has moved away from Lambeth, and once the moulds had been sold in 1843, no further Coade stone was produced.
Eleanor Coade (1733-1821) was a remarkable business woman. From 1769 onwards she manufactured a hard-wearing, ceramic artificial stone at the Coade Artificial Stone Manufactory in Lambeth, London. Cast from moulds, Coade stone was ideal for reproducing designs for architectural details and ornaments for interiors and gardens. The company produced Neo-classical forms and, later, Gothic Revival elements. Designers included John Flaxman, Thomas Banks, and Benjamin West. Often mistaken for natural stone, Coade stone had the advantage of being resistant to frost. As a result, many examples survive both in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. John Sealy was a cousin of Eleanor Coade and was made partner in the firm in 1799. Then the company was name and seal was changed to Coade and Sealy. On the death of Eleanor Coade the company was bought by William Croggon, who had worked there, but the business foundered in 1833, and Croggon died bankrupt in 1835. His son Thomas John Croggon refounded the firm in 1835, though by this time has moved away from Lambeth, and once the moulds had been sold in 1843, no further Coade stone was produced.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Monument to Sir William Hillman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Coade Stone |
| Brief description | Relief, Coade stone, Monument to Sir William Hillman, by Coade and Sealy, English, 1800 |
| Physical description | Signed and inscribed |
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| Gallery label | Coade and Sealy Manufacture
Monument to Sir William Hillman (1740–93)
Signed and dated 1800
Sir William Hillman’s sister, Elizabeth Walter, commissioned this monument in ‘Coade stone’. This artificial, stone-like material was named after Eleanor Coade (1733–1821). She developed an artificial stone manufactory in 1769 that created monuments and decorative ornaments. The mock stone was versatile and durable and allowed the manufactory to create several variations of the same design.
London
Coade stone
From the now demolished church of St James’s, Hampstead Road, London(2021) |
| Credit line | Lent by The Bishop of London and The London Diocesan Fund |
| Object history | Originally in the demolished church of St. James's, Hampstead Road, London. On loan from the London Diocesan Fund from 18 October 1967. |
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| Summary | This Coade stone monument to Sir William Hillman, made by Coade and Sealy in 1800, was originally in the demolished church of St. James's, Hampstead Road, London. Eleanor Coade (1733-1821) was a remarkable business woman. From 1769 onwards she manufactured a hard-wearing, ceramic artificial stone at the Coade Artificial Stone Manufactory in Lambeth, London. Cast from moulds, Coade stone was ideal for reproducing designs for architectural details and ornaments for interiors and gardens. The company produced Neo-classical forms and, later, Gothic Revival elements. Designers included John Flaxman, Thomas Banks, and Benjamin West. Often mistaken for natural stone, Coade stone had the advantage of being resistant to frost. As a result, many examples survive both in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. John Sealy was a cousin of Eleanor Coade and was made partner in the firm in 1799. Then the company was name and seal was changed to Coade and Sealy. On the death of Eleanor Coade the company was bought by William Croggon, who had worked there, but the business foundered in 1833, and Croggon died bankrupt in 1835. His son Thomas John Croggon refounded the firm in 1835, though by this time has moved away from Lambeth, and once the moulds had been sold in 1843, no further Coade stone was produced. |
| Bibliographic reference | Gunnis, R., Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, (revised edition, first published London 1953), London, 1968, p. 108 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN:LON.DIOCES.FUND.2 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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