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Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Quality
Object -- Tool
Object -- Weapon
Sculpture
Lady Justice, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Lady Justice, (sculpture).
Dates:
1855 or 1867.
Medium:
Pine, metal.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 7 ft. 2 in. (500 lbs.)
Description:
Full-length female figure of Justice. She wears long robes and is blindfolded. She holds a scale in her proper left hand and a sword in her proper right hand. The scale swings on metal chains. The figure is made of pine.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
Object -- Tool -- Scale
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Exeter Historical Society, 10 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire
Provenance:
Formerly located Exeter Town Hall, Front and Water Streets, Exeter, New Hampshire 1855 (?) - 1991.
Remarks:
Conflicting dates list the installation of the sculpture atop the town hall as 1855 and 1867. The sculpture, which sat originally stood atop the cupola of the town hall, was badly damaged by a 1991 hurricane. It was removed from the town hall, and is being stored at the Historical Society. A reproduction of the original sculpture has been installed on the town hall (see IAS NH000316). IAS files contain copy of related material from Nancy Merrill's "Exeter New Hampshire", Portsmouth, NH: 1988, pg. 122; and copy of related article from Exeter News-Letter, July 31, 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
Related Works:
Related to: NH000316.
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 NH000315
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NH000315
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