,/^! (Fig. 38.) MORTUARY TABLET.—MAYER COLLECTION. Chap. III. THEIR USE IN BUILDIMi. 121 or the date of erection, were far more varied in colourand design than those intended for mortuary purposes. … (Fig. 39.) MORTUARY TABLET. The custom was a very old one ; as scarcely a houseof the mediaeval period was without some comme-moration of the kind in stone, wood, or clay; and asthe wealth of the country increased, and a small proprie-tary began to build houses for themselves, the custom wascopied…
Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795 · Wedgwood ware · Pottery -- England
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