“Uncas” by Thomas Nicholls (original) (raw)

Uncas

Thomas Nicholls

1895

Spanish mahogany

Location: beneath the frieze on the inside of the top-story gallery

Two Temple Place, London WC2

One of six figures from American literature — most likely a character from James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohegans

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• Frieze with 82 Shakespearean characters
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• Stained glass window depicting a Swiss landscape

Photograph, text, and formatting by George P. Landow

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