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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Morris, Paul Winters,     Fletcher, E. R.,     Trainor, James T.,     Jno. Williams, Inc.,     Portrait male -- Howe, William     Portrait male -- Howe, Elias, Jr.     Portrait male -- Howe, Tyler     Occupation -- Science     Architecture exterior -- Domestic     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Spencer     Relief     Sculpture

Howe Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Morris, Paul Winters, 1865-1916, sculptor. Fletcher, E. R., contractor. Trainor, James T., contractor. Jno. Williams, Inc., founder. Title:  Howe Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1910. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief plaques: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 8 x 5 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) INVENTORS/BORN IN SPENCER/HOWE (On front beneath each portrait relief:) 1803-1852/1819-1867/1800-1880 (On each portrait relief:) WILLIAM HOWE / ELIAS HOWE / TYLER HOWE Description:  A granite stele featuring three circular bronze portrait reliefs that depict the faces of William Howe, Elias Howe, and Tyler Howe. Beneath the circular portraits there is a rectangular bronze relief depicting the Howe family home. Subject:  Portrait male -- Howe, William -- Bust Portrait male -- Howe, Elias, Jr. -- Bust Portrait male -- Howe, Tyler -- Bust Occupation -- Science -- Inventor Architecture exterior -- Domestic -- House Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Spencer Relief Sculpture Owner:  Located West Main Street, Spencer, Massachusetts Remarks:  The total cost of the monument was $3,000. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0152, 1989. Monumental News, June 1910, pg. 423. 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 MA000880   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000880 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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