Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)
Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)

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Title

Memorial Tablet to Francis Thornton Barrett (1838–1919)

Date

1922

Medium

bronze & wood

Measurements

H 91.5 x W 58 x D 6 cm

Accession number

MLSC.SCULPTURE.1001233

Work type

Relief

Signature/marks description

above right shoulder: G H Paulin / 1922

Inscription description

front: Francis Thornton Barrett, LL.D / FIRST LIBRARIAN OF THE MITCHELL LIBRARY / FROM 1977 / AND CITY LIBRARIAN FROM 1901 TO 1915 / ERECTED BY THE CORPORATION OF GLASGOW / IN APPRECIATION OF HIS DISTINGUISHED / SERVICES IN INITIATING AND DEVELOPING / PUBLIC LIBRARIES / THROUGHOUT THE CITY

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