A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.
ORDER XVII.—BUILDERS, BRICKLAYERS, STONE AND SLATE WORKERS, CONTRACTORS
Sub-order 1.—Builders, Bricklayers, Stone and Slate Workers; Contractors
574.—Architectural, Monumental Carvers
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- architectural sculptor
- see stone carver.
- ecclesiastical sculptor
- a highly skilled stone carver (q.v.) who carves designs or figures, from designs furnished to him, for church decoration; sometimes also carves in wood, cf. ecclesiastical wood carver (485).
- engraver, stone engraver
; letter cutter
- sketches lettering of inscription in pencil on stone, marble, etc.; cuts out letters with graving tools and chisels, and sometimes also paint? them with hand brushes and paint; where lettering is to be lead filled, recesses letters, i.e. cuts them more deeply; may also fill recessed letters with molten lead; when lead has cooled, planes off projections to leave smooth surface; sometimes specifically designated, e.g. marble engraver; monumental engraver, monumental letter engraver, monumental marble engraver, tombstone engraver.
- foliage carver
- a stone carver (q.v.) who specialises on foliage designs.
- gravestone cutter
- a stone engraver (q.v.) who cuts inscriptions on gravestones.
- letter cutter
- see engraver.
- marble sculptor
- see stone carver.
- monumental sculptor
- a stone carver (q.v.) who is sufficiently skilled to carve elaborate monuments, figures, etc.
- sculptor's pointer
- indicates, by means of special measuring instrument, called a "pointer," for guidance of sculptor or stone carver (q.v.) where relief points are to appear in sculptored [sic] or carved design, and chips away, with hammer, or mallet, and chisels, superfluous stone, marble, etc., ready for sculptor or carver.
- stone carver
; architectural sculptor, marble sculptor
- cuts or carves, with special chisels and mallet, into a design prepared by architect, blocks of stone, sometimes roughly shaped for him by sculptor's pointer (q.v.).
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From:
A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain. 