An Early 20thC Scottish Plaster Portrait Bust of George Hope Tait by Thomas J. Clapperton 1929

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An Early 20thC Scottish Plaster Portrait Bust of George Hope Tait by Thomas J. Clapperton 1929Origin: Scottish Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1929 Width: 14 Depth: 8 Height: 17 Base: 6 x 5 (all at extremities) The finely modelled early 20th century Scottish plaster portrait bust of the artist, designer and civic figure George Hope Tait (18651950), executed in 1929 by the noted Borders sculptor Thomas J. Clapperton (18791962) and cast with a quiet naturalism typical of Clappertons portrait work, the sitter shown turned

The sides and top remain stained

A stand had been erected on the steps of the church of Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg

shipwrights

who made a huge impact on the industrial development of the Carlow area over the past 200 years

Inside this room

5 inches (the glass)

It is dirty and would probably benefit from a clean but we always love pictures that show their age

though the top has suffered with a bow to the middle meaning it undulates to the centre

which may well be something religious

shown in three-quarter length

the quality frame

been relegated to ash heaps and thrown away