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Field Visit
Date 13 March 2002
Event ID 613120
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613120
A frieze of naked children with swags of flowers and fruit, running round the whole building (George Street and St Andrew Square)
On 30 June 1899, The Building News reported that 'the sculptors are busy with the elaborate frieze [which] comprises the well-known Classical garland of fruit and flowers, upheld by groups of youthful figures.' (1)
Inspected By : T. S.
Inscriptions : On frieze, below pediment on George Street, in raised letters: MDCCCXXV (1825 - the date of the company's foundation)
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1897-1901
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0647)
