Currently, THOMASONCUDWORTH makes approximately a hundred pieces a year. Many are copies of Coade pieces.

In England, Sotheby’s sells a set of four Coade stone statues for £72,600. Designed by John Bacon circa 1779, the figures represent the different seasons.

Scholar Allison Kelly publishes Mrs. Coade stone, the definitive work on the subject. She tracks down surviving Coade pieces at 650 sites around the world.

After years as stone carver in England, Philip Thomason established his own firm in Somerset, only 15 miles from where Mrs. Coade lived. Through guesswork, he recreates her formula almost exactly, allowing him to make pieces with the same durability and fine detailing.

He also does high quality restoration of Coade stone.

Crogan dies; the Coade firm falls apart. The clay formula is subsequently lost. Over the following centuries, the superiority of Coade stone becomes increasingly evident when sorry attempts are made to restore it.

Mrs. Coade dies leaving most of her estate to charity. A proponent of women rights to the end, she also leaves some money to a few married women friends, stating that their husbands are to have no control over the funds – A highly unusual stipulation at that time. Although famous in her days, she is largely forgotten after her death.

1820’s manager William Crogan takes over the Coade firm producing new work for old clients including architect Sir John Soane and the Royal Family.

The Coade factory thrives. One of the most ambitious commissions is from King George III, to replace part of the ceiling of Saint George Chapel in Windsor.

After Picot falsely poses as a partner in the firm, Mrs. Coade fires him. She then hires John Bacon, a talented sculptor whose copies of classical works will soon become the signature of the Coade firm. Among his most popular pieces are his replicas of the Medici and Borghese vases.

Famous British architect Robert Adam returned home from a trip to Italy, flush with design ideas. His influence will later launch England’s fascination with neoclassicism.

Mrs. Coade sets up shop in Lambeth, south London. Daniel Pincott, the probable inventor of coveted Coade stone formula, serves as her manager.

Eleanor Coade is born In the English city of Exeter. Her father is a prosperous wool cloth finisher who will later go bankrupt twice.