Mrs Coade vs Horace Walpole

It's 1772. Mrs Eleanor Coade stands up to Horace Walpole over the cost of a Gothick gateway for Strawberry Hill House, as architect William Chambers provides an eye witness account of the Coade manufactory in Lambeth. A lively case study from the Georgian Period from Coade expert Caroline Stanford.

[@angieh8228]

A wonderful presentation - thank you! I have just visited Strawberry Hill and this great talk furthers my knowledge of this amazing property and the 18th century world.

[@dewdan11dnd46]

Thank you Caroline, for such an, almost breath holding account. Mrs Coades superior practices and detailed ledgers enabled this particular interaction to be left in little doubt, as to the sort of business prowess, which, is the legacy that was left.

[@peterfordyce7003]

Fascinating talk! An interesting insight into a great 18th century manufacturer

[@Mark-xl8gg]

Thank you for a very informative revealing, I had heard of coade stone and that it was a ceramic , but that was the entire stock of my knowledge. So thank you for entertaining and educating.

[@gaussianvector2093]

Ive only heard of warpol in that he aparrantly known for faking historical items