Indian Head Fountain, (sculpture).

Indian Head Fountain, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Indian Head Fountain, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 1905.

Approx. 27 x 33 x 9 in.

(On front:) HONEST WATER WHICH (NE'RA)/(LEAD) MAN & THE (MIRE)/(TIMEN) OF/(ABBEYS) (On back:) Presented by/the (...inscription illegible) club/of Conshohocken/May, 1905 unsigned

A small stone wall, originally part of a fountain, is adorned with a relief portrait of a Native-American male.

Figure male -- Head

Ethnic -- Indian

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken

Administered by Conshohocken Historical Society, 120 East Fifth Avenue, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428

Located 200 Forrest Street, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Formerly located Sutcliffe Park, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Formerly located Fayette Street, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

The fountain was originally located on Fayette Street, but was later moved to Sutcliffe Park. However when fountain suffered vandalism and deterioration due to exposure to the harsh elements, the Conshohocken Historical Society moved the relief portion of the Indian Head Fountain to its current location in the backyard of the family home of Joe Collins on Forrest Street. The water trough portion of the fountain remains in Sutcliffe Park.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

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