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City Seal - City of Dover, NH, (sculpture). Artist:  Richardson, J. Edward, architect. Osgood, Horace T., contractor. Osgood Construction Company, contractor. Title:  City Seal - City of Dover, NH, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Carved concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. Diam. 3 ft. Inscription:  (Around upper circumference of seal, raised:) CITY OF DOVER INC. 1855 (Around lower circumference of seal, raised:) TOWN SETTLED 1623 (Within banner in seal, incised:) INDUSTRIA ET COPIA unsigned Description:  The seal of City of Dover placed atop an ornate symmetrical design within the pediment at the entrance to the building. The outer perimeter of the seal contains the inscription. The inner circle of the seal contains a shield divided into an upper half and a lower half. The upper half of the shield is decorated from left to right with a crossed rake and shovel, a plow, and a sheaf of wheat. The lower half of the shield is decorated from left to right with a factory building, a schooner on waves, and a train engine on tracks. The shield is surmounted by an inscribed banner with an arm holding a hammer in the center. A smaller symmetrical design surmounts the seal. Subject:  History -- United States -- New Hampshire Emblem -- Seal Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Figure -- Fragment -- Arm Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Tool -- Rake Object -- Tool -- Shovel Object -- Tool -- Plow Object -- Foliage -- Wheat Architecture -- Industry -- Factory Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Dover Pediment Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Dover, Finance and Purchasing Department, 228 Central Avenue, Dover, New Hampshire 03820 Located Dover Municipal Building, 228 Central Avenue, In pediment at entrance to building, Dover, New Hampshire Remarks:  The Town of Dover was settled in 1623 and was incorporated as a city in 1855. The city seal is decorated with symbols celebrating its agricultural and industrial heritage. The municipal building was dedicated on Dec. 27, 1935. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000182   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000182 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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