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Title
James Arthur (1819–1885)
Date
1893
Medium
bronze & Creetown granite
Measurements
H 220 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 350 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
G4_GB_S013
Acquisition method
purchased by subscribers from Arthur & Co. Ltd, 1893
Work type
Statue
Owner
Glasgow City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
B (Scotland)
Unveiling date
26 July 1893
Listing date
22/12/92
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on the left side of the plinth: GEO. A. LAWSON Sc. 1893
Inscription description
on the front of the dado on the pedestal: JAMES ARTHUR / 1819–1855; on the lower front of the pedestal: A MEMORIAL OF RESPECT / AND ESTEEM FROM THOSE / WHO WERE IN HIS EMPLOYMENT
Cathedral Square, Glasgow
G4 0QZ
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