Field Visit
Date 27 March 2002
Event ID 613846
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613846
Navigation: female figure with an anchor by her left side and a stick(?) in her right hand.
Commerce: male figure with book in left hand and a large parcel tied with rope by his left foot.
Manufacture: a female figure with spindle(?) in left hand and a distaff in right hand.
Architecture: a female figure with a tablet of stone in her left hand.
Science: bearded male figure with a kind of bolt(?) in his right hand, his left hand holding a parchment on his left hip. At his right foot is an anvil and a hammer.
Agriculture: Female figure with wheat sheaf in right hand and a circle of wheat stalks in her left hand. Around her head are ears of wheat.
On a frieze running below the figures are 6 putti. Each putto is directly below each figure and has further attributes:-
Navigation: putto with trident and sea creature.
Commerce: putto with globe and map.
Manufacture: putto with a spindle [?].
Architecture: putto with a mallet and chisel, carving a capital.
Science: putto with a wheel behind him, hammering something on an anvil.
Agriculture: putto with a scythe and wheatsheaf.
Between the putti, the frieze is carved with flowers and foliage.
The capitals of the columns are also carved with foliage.
Immediately below each of the main figures is a lion's head.
Inspected By : T.S
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1847-1851
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1378)
