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Larson and Carlson,
Paul E. Cabaret & Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Hopkinton
Sculpture
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Larson and Carlson, fabricator.
Paul E. Cabaret & Company, fabricator.
Title:
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 17, 1916.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 x 2 1/2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 11 ft. x 7 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 1 in.
Inscription:
(In lower proper left corner of each bronze plaque:) CAST BY PAUL E. CABARET & CO. NEW YORK (On bronze plaque on front of base:) IN MEMORY OF/THE BRAVE SONS/OF HOPKINTON/WHO HAVE DEFENDED/THEIR COUNTRY'S FLAG/SOLDIERS OF CIVIL WAR/ (followed by two columns of names) (On bronze plaque on proper left side of base:) SOLDIERS OF CIVIL WAR (followed by two columns of names)/SOLDIERS OF WAR 1812/(followed by two columns of names) (On plaque on back of base:) SOLDIERS OF WAR 1812/(followed by two columns of names)/SOLDIERS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR/(followed by two columns of names) (On bronze plaque on the proper right side of base:) SOLDIERS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR/(followed by two columns of names)/SOLDIERS OF MEXICAN WAR/(followed by two columns of names)/SOLDIERS OF SPANISH WAR/(followed by two columns of names) Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length figure of a Union soldier. He wears a uniform, cap and overcoat. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. He has a moustache. The granite sculpture stands on a granite base. The base has a moulded top followed by a die with rounded corners and moulded cornice and ending in three steps.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Revolution
History -- United States -- War of 1812
History -- United States -- Mexican War
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Hopkinton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Hopkinton, Route 5, Box 258, Hopkinton, New Hampshire 03229
Located Town Common, Old Henniker Road & Putney Hill Road (Route 9 & Route 103), Hopkinton, New Hampshire
Remarks:
The monument was funded by the town. Cost of the monument was $1,969.85. The monument was contracted to Larson & Carlson; the bronze plaques were cast by Paul E. Cabaret & Company. IAS files contain transcriptions of honor roll names listed on plaques. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from "Annual Report of the Town of Hopkinton", 1917, pg. 18-19; and from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 102-103.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.
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 NH000502
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