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Black and white photographic print of stone carved lettering on the upper facade of a building

Manchester Atheneum

Collection:Central Lettering Record
Date: 1960s-1980s
Artist: Alan Bartram
Dimensions:
Sheet: 203 × 254 mm (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 203 × 254 mm (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Medium: black & white photograph
Object number: CLR.2023.222.M.1-3
DescriptionThree instances of the Manchester Atheneum building, showing carved lettering (v-section) on stone entablature around the building, integrated to substrate, capital serif (minimal), including date in roman numerals, reading ’INSTITUTED AD MDCCCXXV ATHENÆUM ERECTED AD MDCCCXXXVIII…’ [1825, 1838] Location: Manchester.