Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Decorative Mouldings
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 271 | |
Manual Reference | CA/011/11 | |
Title | Decorative Mouldings | |
Ceramicist | Doulton & Co., of Lambeth | |
Other | Frith, W Silver | |
Designer | Pearce, A.E. | |
Sculptor | Anon | |
Date of design | 1887-90 | |
Year of unveiling | c.1890 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Saltmarket | |
Precise Location | Glasgow Green, east of Saltmarket entrance, on all levels, Doulton Fountain | |
A to Z Ref | 36 L17 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | I | |
Duty of Care | Glasgow City Council | |
Commissioned by | Sir Henry Doulton, of Lambeth | |
Notes | ||
The decorative mouldings comprise: four flower vases (missing) on the outer basin, four Glasgow coats of arms; with half-length St. Mungo crests rising above (missing), twelve lion mask water spouts around the basin over the symbolic groups, and tracery and other ornamental work. The underside of the second basin has repeated panels featuring cherubs, masks and dolphins | ||
See CA/011/1. One of the St. Mungo figure had lost its head for the fourth time by March 1953 | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1890 | |
Condition | Don't Know | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | In incised Roman lettering on four Glasgow coats of arm, around inner basin: LET GLASGOW FLOURISH In intaglio Roman lettering, on escutcheons below symbolic groups: INDIA / CANADA / SOUTH AFRICA / AUSTRALIA | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Yellow terracotta | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | Fountain derelict |
Previous treatments | Structure dismantled and moved (1890) |
Previous treatments | Water disconnected |
Corrosion, Deterioration | The moulded decorarion is very badly weatherworn |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | St. Mungo figures missing heads, vases missing, a lion mask and other decorative details missing. |
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes | Structure derelict and ruinous |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Structural damage | Structure ruined |