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A figure standing atop a pedestal base.

Title

James Reid of Auchterarder (1823–1894)

Date

1903

Medium

bronze & grey granite

Measurements

H 230 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 294 x W 215 x D 215 cm

Accession number

G21_GB_S005

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

Statue

Owner

Glasgow City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

B (Scotland)

Unveiling date

03 October 1903

Listing date

12/11/89

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

on left edge of plinth: W. GOSCOMBE JOHN A.R.A.; on lower right fillet of each side panel: W. GOSCOMBE JOHN

Inscription description

on the front of the pedestal: JAMES REID / OF / AUCHTERARDER / AND THE / HYDE PARK / LOCOMOTIVE WORKS / BORN - 1823 / DIED - 1894 / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / 3RD OCTOBER 1903; on the rear panel: LET / GLASGOW / FLOURISH / DEAN OF / GUILD / GLASGOW / 1893–1894 / DUCE DEO / MERCE / BEATI; on the right panel: PRESIDENT / ROYAL GLASGOW / INSTITUTE OF FINE / ARTS 1891–1894; on the left panel: PRESIDENT / INSTITUTION OF / ENGINEERS AND / SHIPBUILDERS IN / SCOTLAND 1882–84

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