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    		• J. W. Fiske Iron Works,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Shippensburg
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated ca. 1896.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Fountain: cast iron, painted; Basin: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Fountain: approx. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 5 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 20 ft.
    Inscription: 
    J.W. FISKE (Plaque on fountain:) J W FISKE/41 Park Place/NEW YORK (On top of basin rim, raised letters:) CLASS OF 1896/NULLA VESTICLA RETRORSUM unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A cast iron fountain with four successively smaller tiers, from bottom to top, sits inside a circular, twelve-sided basin. The rim of the basin is adorned with twelve urns placed symmetrically around the rim.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Shippensburg
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Shippensburg University, Department of Art, 871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 17257
    Located Shippensburg University, Old Main Lawn, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    The fountain was given by the Class of 1896.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
    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 PA000983
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