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Title
Catherine Watson Memorial
Date
1889
Medium
red granite
Accession number
EH39_AM_S005
Acquisition method
funded by public subscription, 1889
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
The Scottish Seabird Centre
Custodian
The Scottish Seabird Centre
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
1889
Access
at all times
Inscription description
ERECTED BY / PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / IN MEMORY OF / CATHERINE WATSON OF GLASGOW AGED 19 / WHO WAS DROWNED IN / THE EAST BAY 27th JULY 1889 WHILE / RESCUING A DROWNING BOY. / THE CHILD WAS / SAVED THE BRAVE GIRL / WAS TAKEN