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    		• Cassidy, Peter,
     
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    		• Cassidy Bros. Forge,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport
     
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    		• Sundial
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Armillary Sphere Sundial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Cassidy, Peter, sculptor.
    Cassidy Bros. Forge, founder.
    Title: 
    Armillary Sphere Sundial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Fall 1982. Installed Jan. 1983.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: galvanized steel, painted and gilded; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 57 1/2 in. x W. 71 in. X Diam. 46 3/4 in.; Base: approx. H. 27 in. x Diam. 19 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On proper left on circle which parallels the north pointing arrow:) Cassidy Bros. Forge/U.S. Rte. 1., Rowley, MA. Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    An armillary sphere sundial composed of two open circles at right angles to each other with a third equatorial ring which shows the hour lines. A gilded north pointing arrow passes through the two intersecting points of the circles. The sculpture is placed atop a fluted column base which is placed in the center of a circular patio.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport
    Sundial
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Institution for Savings, 93 State Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950
    Remarks: 
    Nearby plaque reads: Gift of the Trustees/to Commemorate the Attainment/of $100,000,000 in Assets/as of July 28, 1982/Institution for Savings/in Newburyport and its vicinity. For additional information see: the Newburyport Daily News, Feb. 1, 1983.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS MA000103
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