Archbishop Archibald Tait (1811–1882)
Archbishop Archibald Tait (1811–1882)
Archbishop Archibald Tait (1811–1882)
Archbishop Archibald Tait (1811–1882)
Archbishop Archibald Tait (1811–1882)
Archbishop Archibald Tait (1811–1882)
Archbishop Archibald Tait (1811–1882)

Image credit: Gordon Baird

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A bust of the Archbishop is set in a niche and flanked by two Corinthian granite colums with an arch above inset with a bronze relief panel.
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

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Located at

Teviot Place, Edinburgh

EH8 9AG

Teviot Place opposite the Reid Concert Hall.