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(New Haven County Courthouse: Tympanum), (sculpture). Artist:  Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  (New Haven County Courthouse: Tympanum), (sculpture). Dates:  1909-1914. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  "The large central figure in the tympanum represents the Goddess of Justice, seated on a Greek throne. Her proper right hand rests on the hilt of a sword and at her proper left stands a small figure of Winged Victory, demonstrating that the Goddess inspires the world with justice. On the proper right of the Goddess is Common Law, depicted as a youth holding a shield decorated with the national emblem. At his proper right stands Precedence, shown as an older Grecian male figure -- precedence being the foundation of Common Law. Perhaps the outstanding figure in the group is that of a reclining man teaching two youths the virtue of accuracy, symbolized by the Greek mason's plummet." Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Allegory -- Civic -- Law Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Haven Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Connecticut, Office of the Chief Court Administrator, 75 Elm Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Located New Haven County Courthouse, 121 Elm Street, Tympanum, New Haven, Connecticut 06510 Remarks:  This tympanum was made in conjunction with five additional figures, also by John Massey Rhind, for the New Haven County Courthouse. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. Brown, Elizabeth Mills, "A Guide to Architecture and Urban Design," New Haven: Yale University Press, N.d., I. Office of Cultural Affairs, City of New Haven, 2007. 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 CT000059   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000059 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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