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Lion Gardiner, (sculpture). Artist:  Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930, sculptor. Stewart, W. H., landscape architect. Title:  Lion Gardiner, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 3 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  (On plinth, right:) WILLIAM ORDWAY PARTRIDGE (On base, front:) IN MEMORY OF/LION GARDINER/BUILDER AND COMMANDER/OF SAYBROOK FORT/1635-1639/Erected by/THE GARDINER FAMILY/1930 signed Description:  Full-length figure of Lion Gardiner stands on a rectangular pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears 17th century military garb, including a tunic, knee-length trousers with flared bottoms, boots and helmet. His proper left hand is on a sword handle at his side. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gardiner, Lion -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Ethnic -- British Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Historic -- Seventeenth Century Dress History -- United States -- Connecticut History -- United States -- Old Saybrook Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Old Saybrook Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Old Saybrook, Parks & Recreation Department, 308 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475 Located Fort Saybrook Monument Park, Opposite 122 College Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut Remarks:  Gift of the Gardiner family, the sculpture commemorates Lion Gardiner, an English soldier and engineer who came to Saybrook in 1635. He was hired by John Winthrop to design the town and to build a fort to protect settlers from Indian attacks. Fort Saybrook was the first fortification in Connecticut. The sculpture was moved within the site when the area was made into a park in 1984. The base was repaired in 1987. This sculpture is the last work completed by William Ordway Partridge. IAS files include the text of nearby commemorative plaques and related articles from the Old Saybrook Gazette, March 1, 1984 and the Hartford Courant, April 18, 1984. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. 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 CT000360   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000360 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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