Monday, June 10, 2013

An Elegant Fountain for 1821

Loretta reports:

A year ago, I posted a description of a fountain in a London shop.  This one's a little different, but equally charming.  I particularly liked the suggestion of a way to make the serpent seem to move.



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—from Ackermann's Repository, June 1821, courtesy Internet Archive.


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2 comments:

  1. Chris WoodyardJune 10, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    Wonderful--a serpent en tremblant!

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  2. RegencyresearcherJune 11, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Coade stone could have been used instead of marble.
    I do like the idea of something en tremblant but dislike serpents.
    What else culd have that sinuous quality? Flowers, fish, or even little spouts..

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