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Custom House (Leith)

Storer, H. S., 1820, Engraving
Custom House (Leith)
Custom House (Leith)
Custom House (Leith)
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Item no
5200
Title
Custom House (Leith)
Description
A view of the Custom House in Edinburgh showing the classical building separated from the street by a high fence. The large building has decorative moulding around the upper part of the walls and an impressive entranceway supported by columns. In the foreground, a man is rolling one of three barrels along the street as another man stands beside a cart and calls to a passerby who is carrying lengths of rope and being followed by a dog.
Artist / maker
Engraver
Storer, J. & H. S.
Date
1820
Size
8.9 x 11.2 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection