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Unicorn and Associated Decorative Carving
Unicorn and Associated Decorative Carving
Unicorn and Associated Decorative Carving
Unicorn and Associated Decorative Carving
Unicorn and Associated Decorative Carving
Unicorn and Associated Decorative Carving
Unicorn and Associated Decorative Carving

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A unicorn with armorial shield, with other carving elsewhere on the building.
Title

Unicorn and Associated Decorative Carving

Date

1929–1930

Medium

yellow sandstone

Measurements

H 200 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

G1_GB_S001

Acquisition method

commissioned by Dr & Mrs William George Black, 1927

Work type

Building

Owner

Glasgow City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

B (Scotland)

Unveiling date

1930

Listing date

16/03/93

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on a bronze tablet on the west façade: The / Mercat Cross / of / Glasgow / Built / in / The Year of Grace / 1929

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