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View of six mermaids after removal
DP 259224
Description View of six mermaids after removal
Date 3/8/2017
Collection Historic Environment Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 259224
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Ornate, gilded cast-iron fountain in the style of the French 2nd Empire (late 19th/ early 20th century). Sculpted by Jean -Baptiste Klagmann and cast by Antoine Durenne at Sommevoire sur Marne, near Paris, the fountain was gifted to the City of Edinburgh by Daniel Ross, an Edinburgh businessman. Note that both of the outer ponds of the fountain have been partially dismantled to allow access to the fountain structure.The scaffolding is in place to enable the dismantling of the fountain from the top down. This image forms part of a photographic record made during the dismantling of the fountain. The cast iron elements (all 122) were sent down to a workshop in the North of England to undergo conservation 2017/2018.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1577126
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
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