FDA-A.2481-2024
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2481-2024
Object type
Identification
Title
Luxmoore Garden Plaque and Crest
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Carved crest of C.M.G. Luxmoore; plaque with incised lettering below
Description
Inscription
Painted lettering on crest: 'THIS SHIELD SHEWING THE / LUXMOORE ARMORIAL BEARINGS / WAS GIVEN BY C.M.G.LUXMOORE / COUSIN OF H.E.LUXMOORE'
Incised lettering on plaque: 'THIS GARDEN WAS BEGUN IN THE YEAR / MDCCCXC / BY H.E.LUXMOORE.FOR THIRTY SIX / YEARS HE TENDED IT AD SHARED IT WITH / HIS FRIENDS, OLD AND YOUNG, WHO HAVE / HELPED TO PRESERVE IT FOR THE SCHOOL / IN MEMORY OF HIM. / ERECTED MDCCCCXXXIII.'
Incised lettering on plaque: 'THIS GARDEN WAS BEGUN IN THE YEAR / MDCCCXC / BY H.E.LUXMOORE.FOR THIRTY SIX / YEARS HE TENDED IT AD SHARED IT WITH / HIS FRIENDS, OLD AND YOUNG, WHO HAVE / HELPED TO PRESERVE IT FOR THE SCHOOL / IN MEMORY OF HIM. / ERECTED MDCCCCXXXIII.'
Materials & techniques note
Carved wood
Production
Date
1933
