Memorial Communion plate
Lutyens’s memorial plate for St Paul’s Cathedral is a simple, effective design that subtly echoes Wren’s church through the miniature dome and cross surmounting the flagon.
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Description
The plate for St. Paul’s was a memorial commission and Lutyens designed very simply and effectively, only making architectural references to the cathedral he so much admired, in the dome and cross on top of the flagon. (Amery et al, 1981, Cat no.499)
Bibliography
Amery, C., Richardson, M. and Stamp, G., (1981) Lutyens, the Work of the English Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944): Hayward Gallery London, 18 November 1981 – 31 January 1982. London: Arts Council of Great Britain.
, Bradley S & Pevnser N (1997) LONDON 1: THE CITY. The Buildings of England. New Haven: Yale University Press.
