Daniel Webster, (sculpture).

Daniel Webster, (sculpture).

Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911, sculptor.

Fox, John A., 1835-1920, architect.

Royal Foundry, founder.

William Blake and Company, founder.

Daniel Webster, (sculpture).

1885. Dedicated 1886.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: New Hampshire gray granite.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 40 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 8 in. x 9 ft. x 9 ft.

(On front:) DANIEL WEBSTER (Bronze plaque on proper left side:) BORN/AT SALISBURY N.H./JAN. 18.1782 (New Hampshire coat of arms) (On proper right side:) DIED AT/MARSHFIELD MASSACHUSETTS/OCTOBER 24.1852 (Massachusetts seal) (On rear:) PRESENTED BY/BENJAMIN PIERCE CHENEY/TO THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE/JANUARY 18.1886 (On sculpture:) T. BALL 1885/VON MULLER fud./MUNCHEN signed Founder's mark appears.

Full-length portrait of Daniel Webster standing on a bronze plinth, mounted on granite base. Webster is standing, dressed in a suit with broad lapels, rolled collar and two large buttons. Bottom of vest is seen and trousers are full and flowing. Arms are at his side. Proper left hand holds a rolled manuscript. On the proper right rear is a pile of four books surmounted by a manuscript.

Portrait male -- Webster, Daniel -- Full length

Occupation -- Education -- Orator

Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Concord

Administered by State of New Hampshire, Administrative Services, State House Annex, 25 Capitol Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Located New Hampshire State House, Main Street, Lawn, Concord, New Hampshire 03301

The idea for the statue of the New Hampshire political leader originated in Jan. 1882, with Col. John H. George at the centennial of the statesman's birth. Benjamin Pierce Cheney of Boston, a friend of Webster's, donated funds for the statue. The original commission went to Martin Milmore, who died in 1883. The statue was then assigned to his brother, Joseph Milmore, who also died before executing the work. In Jan. 1885, Cheny commissioned Thomas Ball to create the work and by the fall of 1885, a model was sent to Munich for casting. The granite pedestal was designed by architect John A. Fox. Contrary to base inscription, the state was dedicated June 17, 1886, on the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill. IAS files contain related excerpts from David Ruell's "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 129-131 and dedication pamphlet "Official Proceedings at the Dedication of the Statue...," Manchester: John B. Clarke, printer, 1886.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

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