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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Lakewood
     
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    Watertrough (sic), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Watertrough (sic), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1891. Relocated 1938. Relocated 1981.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast iron; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 x 6 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On brass plaque on side of sculpture:) ERECTED BY/SUBSCRIPTION/1891/MADE BY/THE J.L. MOTT.IRON.WORKS/NEW YORK unsigned
    Description: 
    An ornate water trough consisting of three sections. The lowest section is octagonally-shaped with two water basins on opposing sides near the bottom. At the top of this section is a repeated decoration of curved peaked elements with stylized fish-like heads protruding from beneath them. Above this section is square podium with a tiered top. Surmounting the podium is an urn with an acorn cap. The urn is decorated with classical ornamentation including, acanthus, cartouche, and a Pompeian wave. The water trough is placed atop an octagonally-shaped base.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Fish
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Lakewood
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Lakewood, Department of Public Works, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
    Located Corner of Main Street & Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The water trough is reported to have been the idea of William J. Harrison, but his political rival Captain Bradshaw came up with his own firm and was put in charge of arrangements. At least $1,000 were raised in funds for the fountain, which originally had two vessels for horses and a lower one for dogs, "not strays, but the hounds of the Lakewood Hunt Club." The trough was originally located on Clifton Avenue. In 1938, it was moved to the northeast corner of North Lake and Madison Avenues. Sometime after 1981, the water trough was moved to its present location. IAS files contain related information from "New Jersey Historic Site Inventory, Ocean City-Lakewood, Ocean City Cultural & Heritage Commission, 1981 (inventory item 1515-L5).
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
    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 NJ000249
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