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American Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Tarboro
Sculpture
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
American
Bronze Company,
founder
.
Title:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Soldiers of Edgecombe County, (sculpture).
Dates:
Oct. 29, 1904.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze with black patina with green patches; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 9 x 3 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 30 x 9 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(Back of plinth:)
American
Bronze
Foundry
Co. (Front of base, incised:) ERECTED IN HONOR OF/THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF/EDGECOMBE COUNTY./"DEFENDERS OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY" (Front of base, raised:) 1861 C.S.A. 1865 (Around medallion on front of base, carved:) - The Confederate States of America - 22 February 1862 Deo Vindice (Back of base:) Erected Oct. 29, 1904
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
Confederate soldier in uniform stands at parade rest, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. He wears a moustache and a hat and he has a bedroll draped over his proper left shoulder. He carries a satchel and canteen on his back and a sword hangs from his belt on his proper left side. He stands atop a multitiered base with inscriptions. A cross is carved above the inscriptions. Towards the bottom of the base is a carved medallion featuring a horse and rider surrounded by garlands of leaves and another inscription.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Tarboro
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tarboro, Parks Department, P. O. Drawer #220, Tarboro, North Carolina 27886
Located Town Commons, Main & Wilson Streets, Tarboro, North Carolina
Remarks:
Erected in honor of the Confederate soldiers of Edgecombe County.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000115
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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