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Description: | Octagonal basin, deeply moulded, was intended to produce a strong shadowy effect to be viewed in conjunction with the water in it. (Michael Garvie) The pedatel rose from the water and was carved with ivy and narcissi. Four jets of water were concealed in this foliage. Engraved round the base of the cross was the motto of the Boyle family 'God's Providence is mine inheritance'. The cross was nine feet high, octagonal in form ornamented with four series of crockets diminishing in siz as they mounted the shaft. The whole was carved from a single piece of the finest red Devon marble weighing nearly a ton, polished and reflected in the sparkling water. A foliate cross finished at the pinnacle. | Subjects: | Drinking Fountain | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Chapman, Joseph Designer: Boyle, Eleanor | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6805... | Go to resource |
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