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Curtis,
History -- United States
Homage -- Ingersoll, Nathaniel
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Danvers
Boulder
Sculpture
Training Field Boulder, (sculpture).
Artist:
Curtis, designer.
Title:
Training Field Boulder, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Ingersoll Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 30, 1894.
Medium:
Stone boulder.
Dimensions:
Approx. 4 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of boulder, incised:) DEACON NATHANIEL INGERSOLL/1634-1719/GAVE THIS LAND TO THE INHABITANTS OF/SALEM VILLAGE AS/A TRAINING PLACE FOREVER/TO THE MEMORY OF HIM AND OF THE BRAVE/MEN WHO HAVE GONE HENCE TO PRO-/TECT THEIR HOMES AND TO SERVE/THEIR COUNTRY THIS STONE/IS ERECTED BY THE TOWN/1894 unsigned
Description:
A stone boulder with an inscription chiseled into a recessed panel which once held a bronze plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Homage -- Ingersoll, Nathaniel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Danvers
Boulder
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Danvers, Town Manager, Sylvan Street, Town Hall, Danvers, Massachusetts
Located Highlands, 85 Centre Street, Danvers, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial marks the site of the Salem Village military training field and is a memorial to Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll who donated the land for the training field. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Object questionnaire dated June 15, 1994.
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 MA000436
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000436
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