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A fountain made up of a bronze sculpture of Lady Mairi as a child sitting within a circle mounted with 'cockle shells and silver bells', as per the nursery rhyme. The tongues of bells act as spouts for water. The work is on a stone plinth set in a basin.
Title
The Mairi Fountain: Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1921–2009), Viscountess Bury
Date
1928
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 75 x W 64 x D (?) cm
Accession number
1221060
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Inscription description
inscribed on bronze base: Mairi, Mairi quite contrary how does your garden grow
National Trust, Mount Stewart
Portaferry Road, Newtownards, County Down BT22 2AD England
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