Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Commerce
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 162 | |
Manual Reference | AN/042/2 | |
Title | Commerce | |
Sculptor | Mossman, John G | |
Architect | Burnet, John | |
Date of design | 1871-74 | |
Year of unveiling | c.1874 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | St. Vincent Place | |
Precise Location | 30 St. Vincent Place, on façade at third storey, at right of segmental pediment, Clydesdale Bank | |
A to Z Ref | 36 K17 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | I | |
Duty of Care | Clydesdale Bank PLC. | |
Commissioned by | Clydesdale Bank | |
Notes | ||
An allegorical group representing 'Commerce' comprising a crouching, draped male holding a bolt of cloth beside a standing, draped female holding a palm frond | ||
See An/042/1 | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1874 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | At Risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Blond sandstone | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Biological growth | Green growth on figures |
Previous treatments | Building and sculpture have been cleaned |
Corrosion, Deterioration | Sculpture weatherworn |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | The female figure has lost her left hand |
Broken, missing parts | The male figure has lost his nose |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |