Saturday, 2 July 2011

Lunar Society Moonstones

To commemorate the work of lunatics or members of the Lunar Society 8 Moonstones was erected in 1998 in Queslett, Great Barr, Birmingham, England. Steve Field  was the designer and Malcolm Sier and Michael Schumann engraved the stones.
§  Josiah Wedgwood: Portrait and three women from a Jasper ware design
§  Erasmus Darwin: Portrait and design for horizontal windmill
§  Samuel Galton: Colour wheel
§  William Murdock: Steam road locomotive
§  Matthew Boulton: Medal with his portrait
§  James Watt: Portrait and steam engine
§  Joseph Priestley: Laboratory equipment
§  James Keir: Crystals


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Moonstones - Matthew Boulton
Moonstones - Perspective
Moonstones - Morning Sun


Moonstones - Queslett
Moonstones - Murdock

Moonstones - Lunar Cycle

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