A catalog of the antiquities and works of art, exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall, London, in the month of May, 1861 (1869)
London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, French, George Russell, 1803-1881, London (England). Ironmongers' Company · [S.l. : s.n.] · leaf 105
discovered inJuly, 1859, at a depth of 11 feet 6 inches from the surface, in digging for the foundation ofthe house, No. 37, Fenchurch Street, which locality abounds in Roman remains. Its dimensionsare 3 feet 6 inches each way. It no doubt formed part of the floor of a mansion, or publicbuilding,… … and yellow tesserae. On the same ground is a Vase, in red, yellow, and white tesserae, with acentre of green glass. In the perfect state of the pavement another peacock probably occupiedthe opposite side of the vase. Around this subject is a guilloche border of white, yellow, andred. The whole…
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