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Title
Archbishop Archibald Tait (1811–1882)
Date
1884–1885
Medium
bronze & stone
Measurements
H 150 x W 30 x D 32 cm (E)
Accession number
EH8_GB_S005
Acquisition method
erected by friends and admirers
Work type
Bust
Custodian
University of edinburgh
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on plinth underneath bust: TO COMMEMORATE / IN HIS NATIVE COUNTRY / THE PIETY THE VIRTUES AND THE WISDOM / OF / ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL TAIT / ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY / 1868–1882 / FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS IN SCOTLAND / ERECTED THIS MONUMENT / ON THE SITE OF THE HOUSE / IN WHICH HE WAS BORN