Fragments of carved column capitals - work of Gordon Cumming


Identifer
ASJ2025.06

Physical Description
Broken off pieces of the foliated cement column capitals carved by Gordon Cumming from 1938 onwards. The damage illustrates the fragility of the work, and may have been caused by the moving of large objects during the church since the capitals were created.
Historical Details
See detailed discussion of the carvings and their place in historical design trends in the connected article about Gordon Cumming's tools.
Materials
coloured cement mortar
Dating of Item
1939-1950

Database Date:            Faculty Date:

24 June 2025;
Online Sources

Related Collection
St. John's Church Historical Items
Related Person or Organisation
Gordon Cumming