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    		• Moretti, Giuseppe,
     
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    		• J.L. Mott Iron Works,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Homage -- Sterne,
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Jefferson
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Sterne Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857-1935, sculptor.
    J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Sterne Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1913. July 1913. Rededicated Dec. 3, 1983.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Fountain: bronze and iron.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 12 x 6 x 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze plaque on front of fountain:) DEDICATED/IN HONOR OF/JACOB AND ERNESTINE/STERNE/WHO LIVED/IN THIS CITY/FOR MANY YEARS./PRESENTED/TO THE CITY/OF JEFFERSON/BY THEIR CHILDREN/AS AN EXPRESSION/OF AFFECTION FOR/THEIR NATIVE TOWN (On small plaque on rear of fountain:) ERECTED JULY 1913 unsigned
    Description: 
    Greek goddess Hebe is mounted on an octagonal water fountain. She stands holding a pitcher in her proper right arm. She wears her hair back in a bun and is dressed in a full-length gown with drapery falling from her shoulders down her back. Eight curved basins of varying sizes and at three levels are attached to the sides of the base. The largest basins have scalloped exteriors. The fountain is set on a brick walkway and surrounded by a small curb and plantings.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Hebe
    Object -- Other -- Vase
    Homage -- Sterne,
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Jefferson
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Jefferson Historic Foundation, P. O. Box 688, Jefferson, Texas 75657
    Located Intersection of Market & Lafayette Streets, Jefferson, Texas
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was installed in honor of Jacob and Ernestine Sterne by their children. The statue of Hebe was created by Moretti and cast by J. L. Mott Iron Works. The sculpture was sandblased in the 1960s. It was restored in 1981 by Phoebe Dent Weil (Washington University Technology Associates). On Dec. 3, 1983, a Texas Historical Marker was dedicated for the fountain. The historical marker was later removed. IAS files contain related articles from the Marshall News Messenger, May 5, 1985, pg. 8 and April 30, 1986, pg. 7; and the Jefferson Jimplecute, Dec. 8, 1983, pg. 9.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Marshall News Messenger, May 5, 1985, pg. 8.
    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 TX001103
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