Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Canada
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 264 | |
Manual Reference | CA/011/4 | |
Title | Canada | |
Ceramicist | Doulton & Co., of Lambeth | |
Sculptor | Frith, W Silver | |
Designer | Pearce, A.E. | |
Date of design | 1887-90 | |
Year of unveiling | c.1888 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Saltmarket | |
Precise Location | Glasgow Green, east of Saltmarket entrance, on first level, facing north, 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 | ||
An allegorical group symbolising Canada, comprising a standing, draped male representing a trapper carrying a moosehead and skins and fur, with a beaver at his feet. Beside him is a seated, draped female holding a sheaf of wheat and an axe. At her feet are blocks of coal and a miners pick. At the rear is a sugar maple | ||
See CA/011/1 | ||
The group represents the British Dominion of Canada | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1888 | |
Condition | Poor | |
At risk | At Risk | |
Inscriptions | In intaglio Roman lettering, on escutcheon below group: CANADA | |
Signatures | In incised Roman lettering, on plinth, at lower left corner: DOULTON & CO. / LAMBETH | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Yellow terracotta | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Previous treatments | Sculpture dimantled and moved 1890, 1999 |
Abrasions, cracks, splits | Sculpture derelict |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Figures extant from waist down only |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | Graffiti and paint spatterred |