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The first three festoons from the left represent Asia. In the centre of the first is a camel’s head with exotic fruits and bound boxes. The first head is of a turbaned and moustachioed figure with fruits, bales of cloth and more distinctive bound boxes. Next is the head of a lion or leopard, with rolls of cloth and various fruits. The next two festoons represent Europe. Europe herself has a headdress that could represent a market house or a temple of learning. On her festoon are books, a crown and flags, a globe and an artist’s palette. Next is a horse with shells and spilling fruits. In the centre bay beneath the pediment is the head of Britannia with a compass, pick axe and sledge hammer, some strange bricks, perhaps, and presumably other significant objects of trade and manufacture.
Title
The Exchange: Exterior Carvings, Festoons and Decorations
Date
1741
Accession number
BS1_PF_S057
Work type
Building
Owner
Bristol City Council
Custodian
Bristol City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade I (England and Wales)
Listing date
08/01/59
Access
at all times