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    		• J.L. Mott Iron Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Tilton
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Base installed 1888. Dedicated May 30, 1889.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 1/2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 14 x 14 x 8 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On metal plate on front of self-base:) J.L. MOTT IRONWORKS N.Y. (On front of granite base:) SOLDIERS' MONUMENT,/ERECTED BY CITIZENS OF/TILTON AND NORTHFIELD,/DEDICATED MAY 30, 1889 (On bronze plaque on proper right side of base:) THESE TREES PLANTED IN/MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON/BY/LIBERTY CHAPTER, D.A.R./1932 DAUGHTERS OF THE/AMERICAN REVOLUTION unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length figure of a Union soldier. He wears a uniform including cap and overcoat. Attached to his belt are a small pouch on the proper right front, a large pouch on the back and a bayonet on the proper left side. His proper left arm leans on the muzzle of a rifle. He holds the barrel of the rifle with his proper right hand. The bronze sculpture stands atop a large base of granite blocks with a multi-stepped top.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Tilton
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of Tilton, Parks Committee, 257 Main Street, Tilton, New Hampshire 03276
    Located Main Street & Winter Street, Tilton, New Hampshire
    Remarks: 
    The granite base for the monument was donated by Charles E. Tilton. Funds for the sculpture were raised through public subscription by the local G.A.R. Post. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Franklin Transcript, June 7, 1889 and Laconia Democrat, June 7, 1889; and additional citations for other articles. IAS files contain copy of related Lakes Region Planning Commission Historic Resource Inventory form; and excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 17-18.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1996.
    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 NH000416
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