Object number
1990.848
Creator
Description
Inscribed hoptonwood stone with carved lettering designed and cut by Joseph Cribb. Cribb was a member of Eric Gill's Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic, and this stone had been set into the wall of the weavers' cloister since before 1959. The text is particularly apt for a group of Utopian craftworkers trying to lead a 'good life' in the country.
Date
1920 - 1920
Production period
Arts & Crafts
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Inscription
HOMINES DIVITES IN VIRTUE PULCHRITUDINIS STUDIUM HABENTES PACIFICANTES IN DOMIBUS SUIS. Men rich in virtue studying beautifulness living in peace in their houses.
