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Coletti, Joseph Arthur,
Jones, J. Howland,
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object -- Toy
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Relief
Sculpture
Football Tablet, (sculpture).
Artist:
Coletti, Joseph Arthur, 1898-1973, sculptor.
Jones, J. Howland, designer.
Title:
Football Tablet, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1925.
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
approx. 6.5 ft. x 2.5 ft. x 7 in.
Inscription:
(On front of sculpture:) ON THIS FIELD THE ONEIDA/FOOTBALL CLUB OF BOSTON/THE FIRST ORGANIZED FOOTBALL/CLUB IN THE UNITED STATES/PLAYED AGAINST ALL COMERS/FROM 1862 TO 1865. THE ONEIDA/GOAL WAS NEVER CROSSED/ THIS MONUMENT IS PLACED ON BOSTON COMMON/NOVEMBER 1925 BY THE SEVEN SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE TEAM (On back of sculpture:) MEMBERS OF THE ONEIDA TEAM/(list of names) unsigned
Description:
A rectangular tablet adorned at the top with a pediment containing a relief of a soccer ball. The tablet is tapered toward the base and bears an inscription on the front and back.
Subject:
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Football
Object -- Toy -- Sports Equipment
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Boston Common, Near Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02133
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated by seven members of the Oneida Football Club, the first organized football club in the United States.
References:
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 31.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 31.
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 MA000012
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