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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Beal, J. Williams,     Messrs. A. Wentworth, Roberts & Company,     History -- United States     Object -- Other     Dress -- Accessory     Object -- Foliage     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Hanover     Obelisk     Sculpture

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Beal, J. Williams, 1855-1919, designer. Messrs. A. Wentworth, Roberts & Company, contractor. Title:  Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 18, 1878. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Quincy granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 6 x 6 ft.; Foundation: approx. H. 5 ft. (50 tons). Inscription:  (On front:) ERECTED/BY THE PEOPLE OF HANOVER/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/HER SONS WHO DIED IN THE WAR/FOR THE PRESERVATION/OF THE UNION./1878 (On plaques on sides: lists of names of those from Hanover who died during the Civil War) unsigned Description:  A tall granite obelisk adorned around the top with four wreaths and around the bottom with a band of stars. A relief of the U.S. shield and a palm branch adorns the lower front of the obelisk. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Object -- Other -- Wreath Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object -- Foliage -- Palm Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Hanover Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Hanover, Selectmen, 550 Hanover Street, Town Hall, Hanover, Massachusetts 02339 Located Town Green, 540 Hanover Street opposite the John Curtis Library, Hanover, Massachusetts Remarks:  The monument honors those from Hanover who died in the Civil War. The total cost for the monument, including the foundation, was $1,664.88. The funds were raised through a three-day fair held in October of 1877. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000507   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000507 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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