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    		• J.L. Mott Iron Works,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Object -- Vegetable
     
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    		• Animal -- Sheep
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    Corliss Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Corliss Fountain, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    J. L. Mott Design 576-H, (sculpture).
    Richford Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Erected July 29, 1920. Dedicated Sept. 1920.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Ceres figure: bronze; Fountain: cast iron.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. H. 11 ft. 7 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On side of base:) THE J. L. MOTT/IRON WKS.N.Y. (On side of base:) PRESENTED TO RICHFORD/BY/FRANK W. CORLISS/IN MEMORY OF MY HOME TOWN/1920 Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Figure of Ceres holding a garland of corn and a lighted torch. The figure stands on a raised basin decorated with rams heads for spouting water. Below this is a second lower basin.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Ceres
    Figure female -- Full length
    Object -- Vegetable -- Corn
    Animal -- Sheep
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Town of Richford, Street Department of Richford Village, Storage, Town Shed, Richford, Vermont 05476
    Remarks: 
    The fountain was selected in the fall of 1919 from a J. L. Mott Iron Works catalog and was erected on July 29, 1920, a gift of Frank W. Corliss of Omaha, Nebraska, a former resident of Richford. The fountain was originally located in a park on Main Street. Sometime in the 1950s, the neighboring streets were re-cemented and the park reconfigured. Water was turned off in the fountain several years later and, in 1958, flowers were planted in the fountain basin. In 1966, the fountain was restored. In 1988, the fountain was hit in a traffic accident and was removed and put in storage. Funds are now being raised for its restoration. IAS files contain related unidentified newspaper articles and a copy of a J. L. Mott Iron Works catalog, which illustrates the fountain.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey 1992.
    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 VT000042
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