St Paul's Cathedral Drawing of Companies Arms for "Bells"

SPCAA/D/1/15/6

9 November 1877

Francis Cranmer (1817 - 1903) Penrose, RPW

Drawing of coats of arms to appear on the bells, executed on paper in blue, yellow, red and grey watercolour, black ink, and pencil.

Design for company coats of arms on bells 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11. The arms represent the Grocer's Company, the Merchant Taylor's Company, the Fishmonger's Company, the Salter's Company, the Turner's Company, each with a motto (in Latin or English) below. There is also a design for the Baroness Burdett Coutt's Arms, to appear on bells 3, 4, 5 and 6.

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