One of my favorite museums is The Ringling Museum of Art in Florida. This photo shows one of the fountains in the museum's central courtyard, which displays recreations of notable statues from the Classical, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods. #MythologyMonday
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Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, blowing a conch horn in the gardens of Culzean Castle on the Clyde coast. The fountain was designed by Austin and Sealy and was created in 1877.
Foam by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson in Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, near Glasgow.
This figure was first displayed at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. Fifty years later, it was also displayed at the Glasgow Garden Festival in the summer of 1988.
Love the Art Nouveau font on this plate from a fountain on Saint James Street in Glasgow. William Annan was a publican and spirit merchant who donated several drinking fountains to Glasgow, the most ornate of which can be found at the top of Renfield Street. Annan died in 1915 and is buried in Sighthill Cemetery.
A scottish solider on an upper section of the Doulton Fountain outside the People's Palace in the East End of Glasgow.
Created to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, it's the world's largest terracotta fountain. It was designed by Arthur Edward Pearce and was originally displayed at the 1888 International Exhibition in Kelvingrove Park in the west of the city before being moved to its current location
The Doulton Fountain on Glasgow Green. Designed by Arthur Edward Pearce of Doulton's for the 1888 Glasgow Empire Exhibition, this is the largest fountain in the world made entirely of terracotta.
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A rather regal-looking lion on the 'crown' of the Stewart Memorial Fountain in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park. The fountain was created in 1872 from a design by James Sellars with sculptures by the legendary John Mossman.
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Another set of photographs from the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill taken in 2015. I have not published these for sale as they depict a fountain that I did not build myself and fall into grey areas of copyright law.
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Conway Stewart has a rich history in crafting exquisite writing instruments that celebrate the art of penmanship and inspire creativity across generations. As a symbol of elegance, sophistication, and British heritage, we are committed to delivering exceptional quality, innovation, and enduring value in every pen we create....