Leadwork, old and ornamental, and for the most part English (1893)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London, Macmillan · leaf 82
g, damascening in brass wire, or inlay of metal on metal. In Saltash Church, Cornwall, a lead tablet records that “ This Chappie was repaired in the Mairty of Matthew Veale, Gent. Anno 1689.” Inscriptions may be either cast with raised letters, engraved like the early ones, or punched. Ornamental… … with signs of the erasure of the arms. In London, about Copthall Buildings, in the City, are several tablets with the arms of the “ Armorers Brasiers,” as also a large number of shields of cast lead with dates and initials or names of the City wards. The insurance companies also used shields of…
Leadwork
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