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J.L. Mott Iron Works,
Animal -- Dog
Homage -- Hornady
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Petersburg
Sculpture
Hornady Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder. (possibly by)
Title:
Hornady Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Dog, (sculpture).
Dates:
Probably ca. 1900.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
White bronze (?), painted.
Dimensions:
Approx. 43 x 52 x 20 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A large Newfoundland-type dog stands on a surface of rocks and leaves, his head pointed to the proper left with an alert expression. The sculpture is set directly on the ground.
Subject:
Animal -- Dog -- Newfoundland
Homage -- Hornady
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Petersburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Odd Fellows Pacific Lodge IOOF #175, 1108 Vincennes, Petersburg, Indiana 47567
Located Walnut Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, Indiana
Remarks:
The sculpture was probably cast by the J.L. Mott Iron Works. It strongly resembles a piece offered in their 1875-1876 catalog. The closest gravemarker to the sculpture is for Finis Hornady, who died in 1899.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN000972
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000972
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