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Lewis Water Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Stony Creek Memorial Corporation, fabricator. Melander, John, stone cutter. Title:  Lewis Water Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed ca. 1916. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fountain: speckled pink/tan granite; Lion heads: bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 8 x 4 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (Incised on east side, top center:) IN LOVING MEMORY/OF/ISAAC C. LEWIS/OF MERIDEN, CONN./THE GIFT OF HIS DAUGHTER/KATE A. L. CHAPIN unsigned Description:  Square-shaped fountain has basins designed for large and small animals. The larger basin has a lion head spout. The finial consists of a sphere with egg and dart molding surrounded by sea creatures. Subject:  Homage -- Lewis, Isaac C. Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Occupation -- Industry Occupation -- Political -- Mayor Animal -- Lion Animal -- Fish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Branford Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Branford, Public Works Department, 1019 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut 06405 Located In front of 2 Indian Point Road, corner of Thimble Islands Road, Branford, Connecticut Remarks:  Gift of Kate A. L. Chapin in memory of her father, Isaac C. Lewis, industrialist, philanthropist and mayor of Meriden, 1870-1872. (Lewis was a summer resident of Branford). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000374   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000374 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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