Eleanor Coade
Eleanor Coade was a British businessperson, sculptor, inventor and entrepreneur (1733–1821). She was born at Exeter and died at Camberwell.
Eleanor Coade in brief
- Born
- 1733
- Died
- 1821
- Known for
- businessperson, sculptor, inventor and entrepreneur
- Place of birth
- Exeter
Contents
Catalogued works
3 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1777 to 1789.
A Descriptive Catalogue of Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory, at King's Arms Stairs, Narrow-Wall, Lambeth, dated 1777–86, illustrations: etching, engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 37.81.2. An allegory of agriculture: Ceres reclining amidst a collection of farm implements, she holds a sheaf of wheat and a scythe. Engraving by W. Bromley, 1789, after a sculptural panel by Mrs E. Coade., dated 1789, held by Wellcome Collection. Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: the interior of the Chapel. Engraving by Page., held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Coade, Eleanor, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Coade, Eleanor, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Coade, Eleanor (1733–1821), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Coade, Eleanor (1733–1821), manufacturer of artificial stone, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Eleanor Coade, 1733–1821, Pioneer of Coade Stone, Industrial Women, 1760–1914, 2025. Insuring Artificial Stone, Enquiry: The ARCC Journal of Architectural Research, 2023.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1733Eleanor Coade born at Exeter.
- 1777A Descriptive Catalogue of Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory, at King's Arms Stairs, Narrow-Wall, Lambeth (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1789An allegory of agriculture: Ceres reclining amidst a collection of farm implements, she holds a sheaf of wheat and a scythe. Engraving by W. Bromley, 1789, after a sculptural panel by Mrs E. Coade. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1821Eleanor Coade died at Camberwell.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Coade, Eleanor (1733–1821), manufacturer of artificial stone, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Coade, Eleanor (1733–1821), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Coade, Eleanor, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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- 5.
Eleanor Coade, 1733–1821, Pioneer of Coade Stone, Industrial Women, 1760–1914, 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Eleanor Coade.
open access index · Unverified
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Eleanor Coade (2 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Eleanor Coade.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q21863: Eleanor Coade
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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“Eleanor Coade”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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