COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL1212248
Image Title:
Cassidy's Signature
Creator:
Cassidy, John, 1860-1939
Creator Role:
Sculptor
Date Created:
1907
Description:
John Cassidy created two matching statues, in white Saravezza marble, of John Rylands and Mrs Rylands, which stand guard over the two ends of the Library's Historic Reading Room.The sculptor's signature appears on Mrs Rylads statue base along with the date: "John Cassidy 1907".
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Library buildings
Subject:
John Rylands Library
Sub-Category:
Sculpture
Technique Used:
Sculpting
Support:
Saravezza marble
Creation Site:
England: Manchester
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
People Covered:
Rylands, Enriqueta Augustina, 1843-1908
People Covered:
Cassidy, John, 1860-1939
Current Site:
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-11
Cassidy's Signature
