Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Bronze Panels
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 117 | |
Manual Reference | CE/027/2 | |
Title | Bronze Panels | |
Sculptor | Ewing, James Alexander | |
Foundry | Wilson, J.C. & Co | |
Date of design | 1885-1887 | |
Year of unveiling | 1887 | |
Unveiling details | Attached to pedestal 1887 | |
Road | George Square | |
Precise Location | On the Monument to Robert Burns, on the four sides of the pedestal | |
A to Z Ref | 36 K17 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G2 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | Glasgow City Council | |
Commissioned by | Ayr, Kilmarnock, Paisley and Greenock Town Councils | |
Notes | ||
Four bas-relief panels on pedestal: South face: Inscription panel East face: Scene from 'Tam O'Shanter' - at Alloway Kirk North face: Scene from 'The Vision' - the poet being crowned by the Muse of Poetry West face: A depiction of 'The Cottar's Saturday Night' | ||
In 1877, The Illustrated London News reported that the pedestal 'sides will exhibit four bronze bas-reliefs contributed by Ayr, Kilmarnock, Paisley and Greenock' (1) | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1887 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | On panel on front of pedestal: ROBERT BURNS / BORN 1759 / DIED 1796 (text is surrounded by thistles) | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
All | Bronze | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |