An Early 20thC Scottish Plaster Portrait Bust of George Hope Tait by Thomas J. Clapperton 1929 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope now craquelured with age

now craquelured with age

The paint is dry and flaky though stable

like other works by the artist it was ‘careful and conscientious in every detail’ and appeared ‘to convey a genuine likeness’

the bevelled oval glass surrounded by a ribbon moulded border

An Early 20thC Scottish Plaster Portrait Bust of George Hope Tait by Thomas J. Clapperton 1929 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope now craquelured with ageOrigin: Scottish Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1929 Width: 14 Depth: 8 Height: 17 Base: 6 x 5 (all at extremities) The finely modelled early 20th century Scottish plaster portrait bust of the artist, designer and civic figure George Hope Tait (18651950), executed in 1929 by the noted Borders sculptor Thomas J. Clapperton (18791962) and cast with a quiet naturalism typical of Clappertons portrait work, the sitter shown turned