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ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Name
Sculpture ('James Clerk Maxwell')
Portrait
Bust
Artwork
Object Number
ABDUA:30110
Other Number
x
Other Number Type
Old number
Brief Description
Bust of James Clerk Maxwell, facing right, wearing coat and high collar. Bronze sculpture sits in a wooden mount, with a carved and coloured crest of the University of Aberdeen.
Content Description
Maxwell, James Clerk
Dimensions
H: 65.5 x W: 61.5 x D: 29.5cm
Materials
Metal, copper alloy, bronze, wood
Condition
Good
Completeness
Complete
Associated Object Number
ABDUA:31047, ABDNP:201351a ,LEMUR:1000011
Technique
Cast
Maker
Pilkington Jackson, Charles D'Orville, F.R.B.S., F.R.S.A (b.1887 - d.1973)
Object Production Place
Europe, Scotland
Object Production Date
1955-1956
Place Key
Europe, Scotland, North-East, Aberdeen
Inscription Content
James Clerk Maxwell, Professor of Natural Philosophy 1856-1860.
Aquisition Source
Pilkington Jackson, Charles D'Orville
Aquisition Note
Comissioned for Marischal College between 1955 - 1956.
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