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    		• M. J. Seelig & Company,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Dress -- Historic
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Object -- Tool
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Virginia City
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Justice Unblinded, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    M. J. Seelig & Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Justice Unblinded, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Justice, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned ca. 1876. Cast ca. 1876.
    Medium: 
    Bronze or zinc, painted gold.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 6 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    M.J. Seeling (sic) & Co.,/Fine Art Foundry/Williamsburgh/N.Y. unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing female figure of Justice holding scales in her raised proper left hand, and a down-pointing sword in her proper right hand. She is dressed in classical robes, with a tiara-like headpiece. Figure is mounted on the facade of the courthouse.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
    Figure female -- Full length
    Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Object -- Tool -- Scale
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Virginia City
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Storey County Commissioners Office, B Street, Virginia City, Nevada 89440
    Located Storey County Courthouse, B Street, On facade of courthouse, Virginia City, Nevada
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by Storey County Commissioners. Figure was refurbished and painted with gold auto paint ca. 1992. Nevada Historical Society, via the University of Delaware's Index of American Sculpture, reported medium as bronze; Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey reported medium as zinc. For related publication see Ronald M. James' "Temples of Justice: County Courthouses of Nevada," Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1994, pg. 136-141.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    Nevada Historical Society, 1977.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    James, Ronald M., "Temples of Justice: County Courthouses of Nevada," Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1994, pg. 136, 138.
    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 76001439
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