Corinthian Capital from the Bank of England
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stone
Measurements
922 mm (H); 1060 mm (W); 103 mm (D)
Order this imageCollection
Owletts, Kent
NT 1411213
Summary
Two stone Corinthian capitals set back-to-back and adapted as a bird-bath. Originally from the Garden Court of the Bank of England (1788).
Provenance
Originally from the Garden Court of the Bank of England, 1788. Placed at Owletts by Herbert Baker in 1929.
Marks and inscriptions
NUPER ARGENTARIIS SPECTACULO FUIMUS NUNC AVIBUS SOLATIO; UTRA MELIOR FORTUNA. / POS HB MCMXXIX (engraved on top, translated as 'Lately we were a sight for the bankers, now we are a pleasure for the birds; which is the better fate? Placed by Herbert Baker in 1929)