John Erskine (1721–1803)

William Tassie

1801 · Glass paste · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

John Erskine (1721–1803) was the Minister of the church of Old Greyfriars in Edinburgh (?) The church of Old Greyfriars was a Presbyterian church that occupied the former priory of the Greyfriars (a Franciscan monastery) on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Artist

William Tassie

Date

1801

Medium

Glass paste

Culture

British, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of James Hazen Hyde, 1948