Sculptor:

Ward, John Quincy Adams 1830-1910  Search this

Fabricator:

Ames Sword Company  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Type:

Sculptures-Decorative arts

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Unlocated

Date:

1863

Notes:

Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 23.

Summary:

A sword with "a basso-relievo of Neptune returning triumphant in his car...two vigorous sea-horses draw the car of the god, attended by tritons and sea-nymphs, bearing trumpets and wreaths of laurel for the hero."

Topic:

Mythology--Classical--Neptune  Search this

Mythology--Classical--Nymph  Search this

Object--Musical Instrument--Trumpet  Search this

Control number:

IAS 88180035

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_305010