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| HER Number: | MCO68241 |
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| Name: | MOUNT EDGCUMBE - Roman funerary urns; C18/C19 garden ornaments |
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Summary
Extant garden ornaments, mostly C18/C19 although also re-using some older pieces including a pair of Roman funerary urns
Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 61858: GROUP OF GARDEN ORNAMENTS IN FERN DELL
Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded
Monument Type(s):
- URN (Romano British - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- GARDEN ORNAMENT (18th Century to 19th Century - 1701 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Extant C18/C19 garden ornaments. Stone. 1 - Pedestal with cornice and moulded plinth. 2 - Two elliptical stone benches with shaped ends. 3 - Round arched sandstone fountain with granite keystone, grotesque mask and granite base. 4 - Roman-style acanthus leaf capital. 5 - Moulded plinth with pedimented cap. 6 -Pair of Roman funerary urns with scrolled pediment caps and Latin inscription.
An unusual collection of mainly neo-classical ornaments arranged in a romantic Victorian fernery as a pets' cemetery. This was the original burying place of Cupid, the pet pig which belonged to Emma, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 6233 | Part of: MOUNT EDGCUMBE - Medieval fortified house, Post Medieval fortified house (Monument) |
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