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    		• Ellicott, Henry Jackson,
     
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    		• J. W. Fiske Iron Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Norwalk
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ellicott, Henry Jackson, 1848-1901, sculptor. (possibly by)
    J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1889.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: zinc, painted; Base: gray granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 7 in. x 25 1/2 in. x 31 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. x 40 in. x 38 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base:) IN HONOR OF/OUR DEAD COMRADES/WHO FOUGHT/TO SAVE THE UNION/IN THE WAR OF/1861-1865/ERECTED BY/BUCKINGHAM POST NO. 12/DEPT OF CONN. G.A.R./1889 (On sculpture's base, below figure's proper left foot :) J.W. Fiske/21-39 Barclay St./New York (address partially illegible) unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A figure of a soldier dressed in uniform, with overcoat, cap, and a cape covering his proper right shoulder. He stands at parade rest, with his proper left foot foot forward and arms poised to hold a rifle (now missing). His proper right hand has also broken off. The sculpture is painted brown.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Norwalk
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Riverside Cemetery Association, 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06850
    Located Riverside Cemetery, 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06850
    Remarks: 
    The monument was erected by the Buckingham Post No. 12, Dept. of Connecticut, G.A.R. and dedicated on Memorial Day, 1889. The monument is the centerpiece of a burial area for the graves of 32 Civil War soldiers. IAS files contain copy of 28th Anniversary Roster of Buckingham Post No. 12, Dept. of Conn., G.A.R. and Buckingham Auxiliary to the Post, Norwalk (CT), Feb. 25, 1908.
    References: 
    State of Connecticut Historical Commission, 2003.
    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 74920009
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