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Field Visit
Date 20 May 2009
Event ID 612238
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/612238
Carved support for a metal and glass lamp, comprising a three-stepped base, a panelled pedestal with cornice, and a three-sided section with scrolls at the corners containing two coats of arms and one figurative group. The group consists of three figures, the central one with a thunderbolt. The coats of arms are of McEwan and the City of Edinburgh: that of McEwan is a shield decorated with a lion (top) and a wheatsheaf (bottom), surmounted by an oak tree; that of Edinburgh consists of a shield decorated with a three-towered castle, surmounted by an anchor and rope, and flanked by a maiden (dexter side) and a hind (sinister side). The support is surmounted by swags and scrolls, then a cylinder surrounded by dancing putti.
The large lamp at the top is supported by stylised dolphins.
Inscriptions : Around the scrolled section beneath the two coats of arms and figure group (incised letters):
PRESENTED TO THE C[IT]Y OF EDINBURGH BY (1st side)
WILLIAM M'EWAN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (2nd side)
FOR THE CENTR[AL] [DI]VISION A.D 1897 (3rd side)
Below coat of arms of McEwan, on 2nd side (raised letters): REVIRESCO
Below coat of arms of Edinburgh, on 3rd side (raised letters): NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA
Signatures : None
Year of unveiling : 1897
Unveiling details : McEwan Hall opened 3 December 1897
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0003)
