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Ball, Thomas,
Fox, John A.,
Royal Foundry,
William Blake and Company,
Portrait male -- Webster, Daniel
Occupation -- Education
Occupation -- Political
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Concord
Sculpture
Daniel Webster, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911, sculptor.
Fox, John A., 1835-1920, architect.
Royal Foundry, founder.
William Blake and Company, founder.
Title:
Daniel Webster, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1885. Dedicated 1886.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base:
New
Hampshire
gray granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 8 ft. x 40 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 8 in. x 9 ft. x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(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.
Description:
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.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Webster, Daniel
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Education
--
Orator
Occupation
--
Political
--
Diplomat
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Hampshire
--
Concord
Sculpture
Owner:
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
Remarks:
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.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Hampshire
survey, 1993.
Index of American
Sculpture
, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 76004875
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