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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Gould, Thomas Ridgeway,     Gould, Marshall,     Unknown (Florence, Italy),     Portrait male -- Bridge, John     Dress -- Historic     Object -- Written Matter     Religion -- Puritan     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Education     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge     Sculpture

John Bridge, (sculpture). Artist:  Gould, Thomas Ridgeway, 1818-1881, sculptor. Gould, Marshall, sculptor. Unknown (Florence, Italy), founder. Title:  John Bridge, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Puritan Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1882. Installed Sept. 20, 1882. Dedicated Oct. 15, 1884. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3.5 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  Thomas R. & M. S. Gould (Base, front:) JOHN BRIDGE/1578-1665/LEFT BRAINTREE, ESSEX COUNTY ENGLAND 1631/AS A MEMBER OF REV. MR. HOOKER'S COMPANY/SETTLED HERE 1632/AND STAYED WHEN THAT COMPANY/REMOVED TO THE CONNECTICUT/HE HAD SUPERVISION OF THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL/ESTABLISHED IN CAMBRIDGE 1625/WAS SELECTMAN 1835-1652/DEACON OF THE CHURCH 1636-168/REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GREAT AND GENERAL COURT 1637-1641/AND WAS APPOINTED BY THAT BODY TO LAY OUT LANDS/IN THIS TOWN AND BEYOND (Base, rear:) ERECTED/AND GIVEN TO THE CITY/SEPTEMBER 20, 1882/BY/SAMUEL JAMES BRIDGE/OF THE SIXTH GENERATION/FROM JOHN BRIDGE (Base, right side:) THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD/SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH. (Base, left side:) THIS PURITAN/HELPED TO ESTABLISH HERE/CHURCH SCHOOL/AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT/AND THUS TO PLANT/A CHRISTIAN COMMONWEALTH signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of John Bridge holding the Bible in his proper right hand and stepping forward with his proper right foot. He is dressed in Puritan clothing which includes a broad-brimmed hat. The sculpture rests atop a circular bronze base on top of a square granite base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Bridge, John -- Full length Dress -- Historic -- Pilgrim Dress Object -- Written Matter -- Bible Religion -- Puritan Occupation -- Other -- Colonist Occupation -- Education Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Cambridge, Cambridge Historical Commission, 831 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Located Cambridge Common, Massachusetts Avenue & Waterhouse Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988. 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 87740156   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740156 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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