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The Fish Cross, Ayr. Taken in 1814.
J.B. Muirhead, Litho Glasgow from an Oil Painting in the Possession of Mr. Auld, Doonbrae.
J. Tweed, Glasgow. [n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Printed area 390 x 505mm (15¼ x 19¾"). Framed. Old ink mss. in title area, some spotting. Laid on board, stickers and foxing on reverse.
An extremely rare lithograph of the fishermen, fishwives and their customers gathered around a set of scales in an open-air fish market. All but two of the characters have been named in ink, both with hidden faces. According to the annotation the names were obtained 'from older fishermen in Ayr and revised by Deacon Gowan of the Sailors Incorporation of Ayr 4th June 1890'. One is 'Daddy Auld', probably the owner of the original painting, shown selecting a fish. It is likely this is David Auld (died 1852), the custodian of the Burns monument at Alloway, who lived in Doonbrae Cottage in the gardens of the monument. On the reverse is a photographic copy of 'The Rules of Ayr Poors-House' at its opening in 1756', with a printed list of the 'Committee of Management 1891-2', with the blind stamps of 'Marshall Wane' and 'Edinburgh'. Marshall, a photographer originally from the Isle of Man, had a studio in Ayr as well as Edinburgh.
[Ref: 35205] £420.00 view all images for this item
J.B. Muirhead, Litho Glasgow from an Oil Painting in the Possession of Mr. Auld, Doonbrae.
J. Tweed, Glasgow. [n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Printed area 390 x 505mm (15¼ x 19¾"). Framed. Old ink mss. in title area, some spotting. Laid on board, stickers and foxing on reverse.
An extremely rare lithograph of the fishermen, fishwives and their customers gathered around a set of scales in an open-air fish market. All but two of the characters have been named in ink, both with hidden faces. According to the annotation the names were obtained 'from older fishermen in Ayr and revised by Deacon Gowan of the Sailors Incorporation of Ayr 4th June 1890'. One is 'Daddy Auld', probably the owner of the original painting, shown selecting a fish. It is likely this is David Auld (died 1852), the custodian of the Burns monument at Alloway, who lived in Doonbrae Cottage in the gardens of the monument. On the reverse is a photographic copy of 'The Rules of Ayr Poors-House' at its opening in 1756', with a printed list of the 'Committee of Management 1891-2', with the blind stamps of 'Marshall Wane' and 'Edinburgh'. Marshall, a photographer originally from the Isle of Man, had a studio in Ayr as well as Edinburgh.
[Ref: 35205] £420.00 view all images for this item