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Unknown,
Animal -- Horse
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pen Argyl
Fountain
Relief
Sculpture
Women's Christian Temperance Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Women's Christian Temperance Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1911.
Medium:
Stone.
Dimensions:
Approx. 5 x 8 x 3 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of fountain:) W.C.T.U./"NATURE'S OWN BEVERAGE FOR MAN AND BEAST" (Each side of fountain, incised lettering:) "PURE WATER" (Rear of fountain:) ERECTED BY/PEN ARGYL W.C.T.U./1911 unsigned
Description:
A rectangular drinking fountain with a bust relief of a horse on the front. The fountain is topped with a cornice, with a scalloped basins on each side.
Subject:
Animal -- Horse
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pen Argyl
Fountain
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by County of Northampton, Department of Public Works, 669 Washington Street, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042
Located Weona Park, Off Route 512 North, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The fountain was erected by the Pen Argyl Women's Christian Temperance Movement.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001379
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001379
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