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(Unidentified Portrait Medallion from English Hotel), (sculpture). Artist:  Saunders, Henry M., sculptor. Title:  (Unidentified Portrait Medallion from English Hotel), (sculpture). Dates:  1898. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. D. 7 in. x Diam. 19 in.; Limestone block: approx. 32 x 31 x 27 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Relief medallion featuring a head portrait of either Jonathan Jennings or Thomas Posey. The figure has straight, long hair and wears a high collar and stock around the neck. The medallion is on the front of a large limestone block which sits directly on the ground. Subject:  Portrait male -- Jennings, Jonathan -- Head Portrait male -- Posey, Thomas -- Head Occupation -- Political -- Governor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Vincennes Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Turner, Tom, 1721 Indiana, Vincennes, Indiana 47591 Provenance:  Formerly located English Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana Remarks:  The medallion and limestone block were originally part of the facade of the English Hotel in Indianapolis. The sculpture was salvaged in the late 1940s when the hotel was demolished. Both Jennings and Posey were governors of Indiana. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. 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 IN001126   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN001126 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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