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Gleason, Samuel,
Bates, John,
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Quality
Dress -- Historic
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Plymouth
Architectural component
Sculpture
Figure of Justice, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gleason, Samuel, sculptor. (possibly by)
Bates, John, architect.
Title:
Figure of Justice, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Justice, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1820.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble or painted wood.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.
Description:
A female figure representing Justice stands blindfolded, holding evenly balanced scales in her raised proper left hand. Her proper right hand holds a sword down at her side. The sculpture is installed in a niche on the courthouse facade.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
Object -- Tool -- Scale
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Plymouth
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Plymouth County Commissioners, 11 South Russel Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360
Located Plymouth County Courthouse, Court Square, Third floor niche on facade, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Remarks:
John Bates was the architect of the courthouse which was built in 1820. The sculpture is thought to be original to the building as it appears in a sketch of the courthouse dated to approximately the same year. The courthouse has undergone restoration in 1857, 1881, 1930, and 1962, but the sculpture has remained unaltered in its niche throughout. The sculpture was extensively damaged in a hurricane in 1938, but was repaired by Dean Eldridge. IAS files contain an article from Pilgrim Society Notes 17 (May 1966); a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form B questionnaire dated January 1991; a National Register Criteria Statement; and a newspaper article dated November 29, 1979.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
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 MA000143
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000143
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