Stereo negative. Allegorical statue of woman wearing laurel wreath and holding another, also holding a lyre. Bust of another woman on short pillar, with artist's palette leaning on base. Engraved on base "J. Melchers. Sc." One of the allegorical sculptures on the 1871 city hall buildings. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "D/Statue." Emulsion badly damaged on edges and corners.