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(Lady and Swan Fountain), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Lady and Swan Fountain), (sculpture). Medium:  Fountain: metal, possibly iron, painted; Basin: flagstone. Dimensions:  Fountain: approx. H. 9 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. x Diam. 12 ft. Description:  An ornate double-tiered fountain, painted white, possibly made of iron or ferrous metal, topped by a semi-nude woman and a swan, in what may be a representation of "Leda and the Swan." The lower tier has three animal heads around the column. The fountain is within a circular basin. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Leda Animal -- Bird -- Swan Mythology -- Classical -- Zeus Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Cambridge Fountain Copy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Cambridge, Cambridge, Maryland Located High Street, on courthouse lawn, Cambridge, Maryland Remarks:  1994 SOS! survey says fountain appears to be thirty to forty years old. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994. 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 MD000249   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000249 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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