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Charles Holt Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. W. H. Flynt Granite Company, contractor. Title:  Charles Holt Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1894. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 15 x 10 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On south side of fountain, raised:) IN MEMORY OF CHARLES HOLT (On north side:) 1894 unsigned Description:  A fountain, with vase-shaped pedestal supporting a small basin. The fountain is set within a four column canopy, with an eagle perched on canopy top. Two troughs are at the base of the columns on either side. Subject:  Homage -- Holt, Charles Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Occupation -- Industry -- Textiles Occupation -- Political -- State Congressman Occupation -- Monetary Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Stafford Sculpture Owner:  Town of Stafford, Department of Public Works, 1 Main Street, Stafford, Connecticut 06070 Remarks:  Charles Holt was born in nearby Willington, Connecticut in 1827. He began as an apprentice in the firm of Harvey and Washburn; in 1857, became superintendent of the Hydeville Manufacturing Company mill and eventually became its sole owner after it had become the Phoenix Woolen Company. In 1850, he was elected to the state legislature and was at one time President of the Stafford Savings Bank. He died in 1892. The fountain was erected in his honor by his daughter Celia Holt, and his second wife Johanna. The fountain originally had two lower troughs intended for dogs, in addition to the two high horse troughs which still exist. Flynt's Quarry (Manson, MA) supplied the granite. IAS files contain related articles from Stafford Press, Sept. 6, 1962 and Tolland County Times (Connecticut), Jan. 25, 1990. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000179   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000179 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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