Coade stone
Piedra de Coade
- Date
- 1769 · confidence low
- Place
- Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Eleanor Coade
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Weather-resistant artificial stoneware (lithodipyra) developed by Eleanor Coade, used for architectural sculpture on facades and gardens in Georgian Britain.
What it led to
- Durable Georgian architectural ornamentation
- Precedent for industrial architectural ceramic materials
- Preservation of sculptural detail in historic buildings
- Recognition of Eleanor Coade as a pioneering businesswoman