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T. F. McGann & Sons Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Hillsborough
Sculpture
(War Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder. (attributed to)
Title:
(War Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Aug. 24, 1930.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 34 x 65 x 47 in.; Base: approx. 74 x 70 x 56 in. (500 lbs.)
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on base:) SONS CO (On town seal:) TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH N.H./INCORPORATED NOV. 14, 1772 (On plaque on base:) VICTORY PEACE/HILLSBOROUGH/DEDICATES THIS MEMORIAL/IN RECOGNITION OF THE/SERVICE RENDERED BY/ITS CITIZENS IN THE/WARS OF OUR COUNTRY/1775-1812-1846/1861-1898-1917 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bronze eagle with wings spread alights on a large granite boulder. A plaque on the front of the boulder bears a bas-relief of the town seal. The plaque has a bas-relief decorative border of foliage.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
History -- United States -- War of 1812
History -- United States -- Mexican War
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
History -- United States -- World War I
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Hillsborough
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Hillsborough, Selectmen, 29 School Street, P. O. Box 7, Hillsborough, New Hampshire 03244
Located Community Building, 29 School Street, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Remarks:
The memorial was given to the town by Caroline A. Fox of Arlington, MA and Hillsborough. Plaques honoring Civil War dead and a World War Honor Roll are mounted on the wall of a nearby building. IAS files contain transcriptions of these plaques including the names listed on them. IAS files contain copy of related article from Hillsborough Messenger, Aug. 28, 1930; and copy of related excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 217-218.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hillsborough (NH) Messenger, Aug. 28, 1930.
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 NH000501
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