Administered by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission P. O. Box 1026 Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17108
Located Pennsbury Manor State Park and Visitor Center 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road Morrisville Pennsylvania 19067
Date:
1982. Dedicated Oct. 23, 1982
Notes:
Lindborg, Carl, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Image on file.
TO CELEBRATE THE 300TH BIRTHDAY OF PENNSYLVANIA/FOUNDED BY WILLIAM PENN-/PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE FOUNDATION - BY THE WELCOME SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA (seal) OCTOBER 1982. (Sculpture and base:) LINDBORG '82 (copyright symbol)
(Incised, front of base:) WILLIAM PENN/FOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA - 1682/ERECTED BY THE/WELCOME SOCIETY/1982 (Incised on back:) DONOR GRUNDY FOUNDATION/CARL LINDBORG - SCULPTOR signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Standing portrait of William Penn wearing a broad-brimmed hat and authentic Quaker costume of the 1680s. He wears a knee-length coat adorned down the front with loops and buttons, a knee-length tunic, a shirt with ruffles at the neck and cuffs, knee britches, stockings, and shoes with large buckles. His hair is long and curly. In his proper right hand he holds a rolled charter from King Charles II of England. His proper left hand is raised in a gesture of greeting. He stands on a small rock with his proper left leg slightly forward.
