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    Tercentary Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Tercentary Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Quincy Tercentary Monument, (sculpture).
    Tercentenary Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1925.
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. Diam. 6 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On base:) ERECTED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE TERCENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF QUINCY 1625-1925. unsigned
    Description: 
    A huge polished granite sphere rests atop a small pedestal which rests on a large hexagonal base.
    Subject: 
    Object -- Other -- Globe
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Quincy
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Quincy, Quincy, Massachusetts
    Located Washington Street Four River Rotary, Quincy, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The granite sphere was a gift from the Granite Manufacturers Association in honor of the 300th anniversary of the City of Quincy. Originally it was located at City Hall, but was later moved to this traffic circle. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Object questionnaire dated July 1, 1986.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    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 MA000795
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