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McAuliffe, T. J.,
McAuliffe, Florence Joseph,
Portrait male -- Morton, William T. G.
Occupation -- Medicine
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Charlton
Relief
Sculpture
Morton Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
McAuliffe, T. J., sculptor.
McAuliffe, Florence Joseph, 1882-1940, sculptor.
Title:
Morton Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Dr. William Morton Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 1, 1921.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 7 ft. 10 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 19 in.; Foundation: approx. 12 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 19 in.
Inscription:
(On relief:) MORTON (On front of base, below relief:) WILLIAM T. G. MORTON/DENTIST/DISCOVERER AND DEMONSTRATOR OF ETHER ANAESTHESIA/NOTABLE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SURGERY/FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION AT THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL/OCTOBER 16, 1846/BORN IN CHARLTON AUGUST 9, 1819/DIED IN NEW YORK JULY 15, 1868 unsigned
Description:
A circular bronze relief plaque with a portrait of Dr. William T. G. Morton is installed on the front of a granite stele.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Morton, William T. G. -- Bust
Occupation -- Medicine -- Dentist
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Charlton
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Charlton, Board of Selectmen, 44 Main Street, Charlton, Massachusetts 01507
Located Charlton Common, Main Street, Charlton, Massachusetts
Remarks:
In 1919, a committee was formed to erect a memorial to Charlton native, Dr. William T. G. Morton, a dentist who discovered the anaesthetic propertied of ether. The local committee was later joined by a state committee whose members were politicians, heads of dental schools, and heads of hospitals. The sculpture was begun by T. J. McAuliffe and finished by Florence Joseph McAuliffe.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1995.
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 MA000392
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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