Where in Tribeca?

February 22, 2020 Where in Tribeca

Where in Tribeca is this golden detail? Bonus points to whoever can interpret the design.

And…Tribeca Lover has it — at 10 Murray. Yes, could be Art Deco, but what is the inspiration behind it? An artichoke lowering into the Colosseum? Via email came this comment from Jane Freeman: The design looks like the Panopticon of Jeremy Bentham. But I’m sure it carries more benign symbolism. And this from my mother-in-law, a professor of medieval history: If those are indeed artichokes, they are an icon for wisdom.

 
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  1. TriBeCa Lover
    February 22, 2020 • 5:16 pm

    This is 10 Murray Street. A type of Art Deco ? Tribeca Lover

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    • Tribeca Citizen
      February 24, 2020 • 10:07 am

      Right you are, TriBeCa Lover. Plus this comment from Jane Freeman via email: The design looks like the Panopticon of Jeremy Bentham. But I’m sure it carries more benign symbolism.
      And this from my mother-in-law, a professor of medieval history: If those are indeed artichokes, they are an icon for wisdom.

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