Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Four Water Carriers
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 265 | |
Manual Reference | CA/011/5 | |
Title | Four Water Carriers | |
Ceramicist | Doulton & Co., of Lambeth | |
Other | 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, around second level, 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 | ||
Four kneeling, draped females holding urn waterspouts | ||
See CA/011/1 | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1888 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | At Risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Yellow terracotta | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Bird guano | On upper surfaces |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Part of head mising from east figure |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |