Squantum, (sculpture).

Squantum, (sculpture).

J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder. (attributed to)

Squantum, (sculpture).

Installed summer 1890. Relocated 1970.

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Sculpture: cast zinc; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 22 in. x 23 in.; Base: approx. 84 x 42 x 42 in.

(On front of base:) SQUANTUM/CHIEF/1620 unsigned

Full-length figure of an Indian male dressed in leggings with fringes down the sides, a short apron made of animal skin, a belt, a cloak, a bearclaw necklace and a headdress. His proper left foot rests on a raised portion of the self-base. His proper left forearm is raised. His gaze is directed to the proper left. The zinc sculpture stands on a granite base. The base is composed of a tapered shaft of five granite blocks with a larger lower block.

Figure male -- Full length

Homage -- Squantum

Ethnic -- Indian -- Pawtuxet

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Tilton

First Deposit National Bank, 293 Main Street, Tilton, New Hampshire 03276

Originally installed Concord & Montreal Rail Road Station, Tilton, New Hampshire 1890.

Squantum was a Pawtuxet Indian who served as interpreter, guide and instructor to the Pilgrims at Plymouth. The sculpture was donated by Charles E. Tilton and was placed on the grounds of the Concord & Montreal Railroad Station in 1890. When the railway station was removed, the site wa converted to a parking lot, and in 1970 the sculpture was moved to its present location at the back of the lot. Although no founder's mark appears, the sculpture has been attributed to the J.L. Mott Iron Works of New York, NY. Indian statues such as Squantum appeared as early as 1873 in the company's catalog. IAS files contain a copy of the Lakes Regional Planning Commission Historic Resource Inventory sheet; transcriptions of articles in Laconia Democrat, May, June, Aug., Sept and Oct. 1890; Merrimac Journal, Aug. and Sept. 1890 and Franklin Transcript, Aug. and Sept. 1890; excerpts from Oliver A. Knapp Jr.'s "Chief Kisco and His Brothers," Mount Kisco, NY: Mount Kisco Historical Committee, 1980, pg. 34; and David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 115-124.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1996.

Foster's Sunday Citizen, July 9, 2000, pg. 4A.

SOS Assessment Award, 2000.

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