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Lebanon Machine Company,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Springfield
Sculpture
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Lebanon Machine Company, founder.
Title:
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Honor Roll, (sculpture).
World War I Honor Roll, (sculpture).
Dates:
Patented Aug. 6, 1918. Installed Aug. 16, 1919.
Medium:
Eagle: painted cast iron; Base: painted cast iron.
Dimensions:
Eagle: approx. 10 x 18 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 7 in. x 36 in x 6 in.
Inscription:
(Around the state seal on upper front of base:) SIGINUM REIPUBLICE NEW HANTONIENSIS (On front of base, raised:) HONOR ROLL/WORLD WAR/1914-1918/SPRINGFIELD N.H./1ST P'VT. M.L. GOODHUE/SERG'T. ALLIE NIXON/1ST P'VT WILLIAM J. NIXON/R.C.N. F.A.M. MEYETTE/CORP. ARTHUR W. HEATH/1ST LIEUT. M.B. BARTON/ERNEST E. SANBORN/CORP. H.F. MEYETTE/FRANK J. STEVENS/LEO A. MEYETTE (Back of post on base:) THE LEBANON MACHINE CO. LEBANON N.H. PATENTED AUG. 6, 1918 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A small eagle, wings outstretched, perched on a ball atop a sign-like base. The base, a panel with curved upper and lower edges, is supported by two flanking fluted posts, topped with flames. At the top of base's central panel, above the main inscription, is the New Hampshire state seal. The flames, eagle, state seal, and some upper mouldings are painted silver. The rest of the base is painted black.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Springfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Springfield, New London Road, P. O. Box 22, West Springfield, New Hampshire 03284
Located Meeting House/Town Hall, Four Corners Road, Springfield, New Hampshire
Remarks:
The Honor Roll monument cost $175.00. IAS files contain a copy of related excerpts from the "Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Springfield, New Hampshire for the Year Ending January 31, 1920," Newport, NH: The Republican Champion, 1920, pg. 19; and "Springfield New Hampshire Bicentennial, 1769-1969," New London, NH: 1969; pg. 74. For related articles see: Argus & Spectator (Newport, NH), March 21, 1919; The Republican Champion (Newport, NH), March 20 and Aug. 28, 1919.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
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 NH000047
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000047
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