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Chapel of Ease, West Hackney

Print
22/09/1827 (published)
Artist/Maker
Jones & Co. (publisher)
W Bond (engraver)
Shepherd, Thomas (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Engraving of the Chapel of Ease at the Church of St James, West Hackney.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Religion
Christianity
Object type
Print
TitleChapel of Ease, West Hackney (published title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
'Chapel of Ease, West Hackney', engraving by W. Bond after the drawing by T.H. Shepherd, 22 September 1827
Physical description
Engraving of the Chapel of Ease at the Church of St James, West Hackney.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7in
  • Width: 4.75in
Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Drawn by Thos. H. Shepherd / Engraved by W. Bond
  • Published Sept. 22. 1827, by Jones & Co. 3, Acton Place, Kingsland Road, London
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers
Object history
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.
Production
Illustration from Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century, by James Elmes from original drawings by Thomas H. Shepherd, London: Jones & Co., 1827-8
Subjects depicted
Churches
Religion
Rural Areas
Place depicted
Hackney
Associations
Gardner, John Edmund
Hackney
Associated object
E.4654-1923 (Original)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4655-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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