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Cooperative Foundry Company,
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milton
Fountain
Sculpture
Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cooperative Foundry Company, founder.
Title:
Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1887.
Medium:
Fountain: metal, painted.
Dimensions:
Fountain: approx. H. 6 ft. 3 in. x Diam. 2 ft.; Foundation: approx. 6 x 20 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.
Inscription:
Cooperative Foundry Co. (On plaque, bottom front of fountain, raised lettering:) ERECTED 1887. BY/A.D.HAMILTON WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS NO. 4./DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN./AUXILIARY TO THE/GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A fountain composed of three tiered basins on top of a fluted pedestal base. The base rests atop a wide foundation surrounded by a ring of thick foliage and a chain and post fence. The fountain is used as a planter.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milton
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Milton, 116 Parkview Drive, City Hall, Milton, Wisconsin 53563
Located Milton Cemetery, Near Janesville Street, center of cemetery, Milton, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The fountain was installed in 1887 by the A.D. Hamilton Woman's Relief Corps No. 4, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. IAS files contain a Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Catalog sculpture report (Rock County I.D. No. RCVM 20) prepared Nov. 1, 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin 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 WI000346
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000346
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