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Lowe, Harry,
Mullett, Alfred B.,
Pusey and Jones Company,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Other
Animal -- Reptile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Wilmington
Sculpture
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lowe, Harry, sculptor.
Mullett, Alfred
B
.,
1834-1890
,
architect
.
Pusey and Jones Company, founder.
Title:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Crozier Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1871.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Eagle: bronze; Shaft: granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Shaft: approx. 55 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 11 x 11 ft.
Inscription:
(Inscribed on base, north:) SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/MONUMENT/IN COMMEMORATION OF DELAWARE'S/PATRIOTIC DEAD WHO SACRIFICED/THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE REBELLION OF 1861-65 (Base, south:) THE THANKS OF THE/MONUMENT ASSOCIATION/ARE EXTENDED TO ELI CROZIER/FOR VALUABLE SERVICES RENDERED/IN THE COMPLETION OF THIS MONUMENT unsigned
Description:
A column rests upon a square concrete base which sits upon a two -stepped concrete platform accessed by a flight of steps. The shaft of the column is topped by four garlanded shields bearing stars and stripes motifs. The capital is surmounted by a bronze globe upon which an eagle has just alighted. The eagle is throttling in its talons a reptile representing secession.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object -- Other -- Globe
Animal -- Reptile
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Wilmington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wilmington, Department of Parks and Recreation, 22 South Heald Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Located 14th & Broom Streets, Wilmington, Delaware
Remarks:
The column came from the neoclassical Bank of Pennsylvania built in 1800 which was being torn down. Each of the 13 colonies were allowed to convert one of the columns into a Civil War memorial. The eagle was forged from a Civil War cannon donated by Congress. The memorial was constructed from plans drawn up by A.
B
. Mullett. For more information see: Wilmington Morning News, June 14, 1921.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware survey, 1995.
Silver, Robert T., "Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington," Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Silver, Robert T., "Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington," Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987, pg.26.
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 87910002
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
87910002
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