Administered by Town of Hingham Historical Commission 7 East Street Hingham Massachusetts 02043
Located Otis Street overlooking Hingham Harbor Hingham Massachusetts
Date:
Dedicated 1929
Notes:
Hingham Historical Society, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
Image on file.
(On front left hoof:) THEO.A. RUGGLES KITSON/SC. (On figure's shield:) PRO PATRIA ET GLORIA signed
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Summary:
A young male equestrian figure holding a torch in his raised proper right hand and a palm frond in proper left. A shield hangs across his back and a sword in a scabbard in on his proper left hip. The sculpture is installed on a rectangular slab of granite that rests on a concrete base.
