Westover Partelow, (sculpture).

Westover Partelow, (sculpture).

Sullivan, Holmes D., sculptor.

Westover Partelow, (sculpture).

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Figure: Cayuga County maple and basswood, painted; Base: wood.

Figure: approx. 5 1/2 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft. (180 lbs.).

An early colonial innkeeper with long sideburns stands, wearing a tan vest with a missing button and a thigh-length apron, tan breeches, and white shirt with a ruffle at the neck. His proper right arm is upraised and holds an ice cream cone while his proper left hand holds a lantern. The figure is mounted on a short square base with wheels.

Homage -- Westover,

Homage -- Partelow,

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Service -- Innkeeper

Object -- Foodstuff -- Ice Cream

Object -- Other -- Lantern

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Auburn

Located Hell's Half Acre, RD 3 West Genesee Road & Half Acre Road, Auburn, New York

Owned by Riford, Lloyd Stephen, P. O. Box 1037, Auburn, New York 13021

The figure represents the early innkeeper of "Hell's Half Acre," and is named for two prominent families who operated the inn. Commissioned and funded by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stephen Riford.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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