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Mosman, Martin H.,
Mosman, Melzar Hunt,
Ames Manufacturing Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Portrait male -- Washington, George
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
Allegory -- Life
Occupation -- Political
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Middletown
Sculpture
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mosman, Martin H., 1856-1939, sculptor.
Mosman, Melzar Hunt, 1845-1926, sculptor.
Ames Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
South Green Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Jan. 1874. Dedicated June 17, 1874.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Quincy marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 11 ft. 2 in. x 8 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 8 in. (approx. 33 tons)
Inscription:
(Incised on figure left:) M.H. Mosman (Incised on figure right:) Ames Foundry,/Chicopee (On base raised lettering:) ERECTED BY THE TOWN MIDDLETOWN/TO THE MEMORY OF HER FALLEN SONS/1874 (On plaque on base:) Their heroic valor insured our lasting peace (In gable raised lettering:) HONOR/TO THE/BRAVE. (Incised on northwest face:) DIED IN SERVICE (over 45 names listing unit, date and place of death) (On southwest face:) DIED OF WOUNDS (15 names with unit, date and place) DIED IN MILITARY PRISONS (9 names) DIED SINCE MUSTERED OUT (5 names) 1861-1867/WE/CHERISH/THEIR/MEMORY (On southeast face:) KILLED IN ACTION (36 names with unit, date and place) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Monument consists of a base, pedestal, and figure. Bas-relief on the front face of the base depicts development from infancy to manhood. Busts of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln appear in the north and south gables. A figure of a soldier on top wears a Union uniform and overcoat. He leans against his rifle, holding the butt in his proper right hand.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Bust
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Bust
Allegory -- Life
Occupation -- Political -- President
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Middletown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Middletown, Park & Recreation Department, 319 Butternut Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Located South Green, 14 Old Church Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Remarks:
Cost of monument was $11,000, commissioned by the Monumental Association. South Green was formerly known as Union Park. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication brochure, a form used to solicit funding and additional artistic and historical background. Registered with the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts and on the National Register of Historic Places, 1980.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
"History of Middlesex County, Connecticut" New York: J. B. Beers & Company, 1884, pg. 95, 96.
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 CT000131
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