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A standing figure on a circular base with figures in niches. Sir Peter Coats of Auchendrane, FRSE, JP, DL, was a Scottish thread manufacturer and philanthropist. He was co-founder of the firm J. & P. Coats, which later evolved into Coats Group.

Title

Sir Peter Coats (1808–1890)

Date

1898

Medium

bronze & granite

Accession number

PA1_GB_S024

Acquisition method

funded by public subscription

Work type

Statue

Work status

extant

Listing status

B (Scotland)

Unveiling date

26th February 1898

Listing date

26/02/71

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plinth: SIR PETER COATS / OF WOODSIDE / BORN 18TH JULY 1808 DIED 9TH MARCH 1890 / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION AT THE SAME TIME / AS THE STATUE OF HIS BROTHER THOMAS OF FERCUSLIE / IN RECOGNITION OF THE ESTEEM IN WHICH THEY WERE HELD ON / ACCOUNT OF THEIR HIGH PUBLIC CHARACTER AND GREAT PRIVATE / WORTH AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR MANY ACTS OF GENEROSITY / TO THEIR NATIVE TOWN OF PAISLEY. 26TH FEB. 1898

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