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Joss Brothers Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Sandwich
Sculpture
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Joss Brothers Company, fabricator.
Title:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1911. Dedicated May 30, 1911.
Medium:
Sculpture: Westerly granite; Base: Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 33 ft.; Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. W. 8 ft. 6 in. x D. 8 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On lower front of base, incised letters:) PRESENTED BY WILLIAM EATON/TO HIS NATIVE TOWN OF/SANDWICH, MASS./AS A MEMORIAL TO HIS FATHER/JAMES R. EATON/MAY 30, 1911/ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/FROM THIS TOWN/BRAVE DEFENDERS OF THE UNION/AND THE FLAG./WE HONOR THEIR NOBLE DEEDS/"LET US HAVE PEACE" unsigned
Description:
A Civil War soldier stands dressed in a cape and knee-length coat, atop a tall column. The figure clasps the barrel of a rifle near the top with both hands, the butt of which rests near the front of the proper right foot. The sculpture is placed atop a tall column, and multitiered base that consists of a polished die, a decorative plinth, and a tall polished column. Each side of the plinth is decorated with carved relief emblems: a cannon and flag; an anchor and rope; on guns and crossed swords, and, a wreath.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Sandwich
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Sandwich, Park Department, 85 Route 130, Sandwich, Massachusetts 02563
Located Across from Town Hall, intersection of Grove & Main Street, Sandwich, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The sculpture was presented by William Eaton as a memorial to his father, James R. Eaton on May 30, 1911, and was erected in memory of the soldiers and sailors from Sandwich who defended the Union during the Civil War. The sculpture was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1911. IAS files contain an article from an unidentified Boston newspaper dated May 28, 1911; and a copy of the dedication program.
The sculpture is listed as Sandwich Historic Commission, Asset #267; and is located in a National Register Town Hall Square Historic District.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 MA000110
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