Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Caryatids and Keystones
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 383 | |
Manual Reference | CE/057/2 | |
Title | Caryatids and Keystones | |
Sculptor | Mossman. Jnr., William | |
Architect | Rochead, John Thomas | |
Date of design | 1867-70 | |
Year of unveiling | c.1870 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | St. Vincent Place | |
Precise Location | 2 St. Vincent Place, interior, above main architrave, former Bank of Scotland, now The Counting House | |
A to Z Ref | 36 K17 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | I | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | The Bank of Scotland | |
Notes | ||
Twelve standing, draped caryatids with attributes; Cornucopia with fruit, Scales, Hank of yarn, Caduceus, against corinthian pilasters forming an arched arcade above the ground floor, with twelve male and female masks as keystones | ||
See MRN: CE/057/1. Attribution: William Mossman Jnr executed the sculpture on the exterior of the building | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1870 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Plaster | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Previous treatments | Sculpture painted grey, attributes painted gold |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Hank of yarn missing from figure on east wall |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |