Burke and Co. (from c.1879)
Other names: W.H. Burke & Co. (c.1829-c.1875)
Active: 1829 - 1930
Function: Marble mason, marble decorator, architectural sculptor, monumental sculptor
History or description: Details of the firm's history are unclear. However a number of works have been attributed to W.H. Burke & Co. up to 1879, see Roscoe (2009).
Locations
Business located at 17 Newman Street Oxford Street London | View on map
1879 (Circa) - 1900 (Circa)
Business located at 43 Rathbone Place Oxford Street London | View on map
1930 (Circa)
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in Post Office London Directory, 1900 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1900
p.2202
Listed as 'Marble Decorator'
Listed in The London Directory, 1930 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1930
p.1003
Listed as 'Marble Mason'
Listed under sculptor Post Office London Directory, 1890 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1890
p.1997
Listed as 'Architectural and Monumental Sculptor'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 167
Post Office London Directory, 1879 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1879
p. 1824
Post Office London Directory, 1890 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1890
p.1997
Post Office London Directory, 1900 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1900
p.2202
The London Directory, 1930 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1930
p.1003
Citing this record
'Burke and Co. (from c.1879)', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib1_1242686886, accessed 04 Oct 2023]
