Field Visit
Date 27 July 1999
Event ID 612416
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/612416
On the left is a seated semi-draped (over lower limbs) female figure, flanked by two piers, with a scroll diagonally across her lap.
On the right is a similar female figure with her left arm leaning on a harp (the harp frame has cherub face).
Above the door, on the left, is an oval medallion and laurel wreath with a 'symbolist' head above and instruments for measuring(?) below. Above the door, on the right, is a similar medallion with a 'singing' head above and a lyre below.
The figure on the left represents Musical Inspiration, the figure on the right represents Musical Achievement.
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : To left of harp (incised letters): GAMLEY
Design period : 1910 - 1914 (1)
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0111)
