A Well Cast 19thC Architectural Cast-Iron Memorial; ‘Beata Est Anima Eius’ sub-Decorative Objects For over a century

For over a century

Height: 12 inches (at maximum)

which suggests that it was commissioned for a country house or chateau

here we see the original Georgian surfaces

materials used and the punched leather rectangle for the maker ‘R’ to the frieze all point to a piece made for use inside an institution

A Well Cast 19thC Architectural Cast-Iron Memorial; ‘Beata Est Anima Eius’ sub-Decorative Objects For over a centuryOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Height: 22. 5 inches Width: 25 inches Depth: 4 inches The well cast iron architectural memorial element, probably an overdoor, having two maidens in hooded gowns with their eyes shut in respect and mourning each holding a funerary wreath and flanking a central cartouche with the Latin text, just decipherable; Beata est anima eius' (Blessed is his her soul'), from Ecclesiasticus 34: