Sculptor:

Mead, William Rutherford 1846-1928  Search this

Medium:

Granite and iron

Type:

Sculptures-Light fixture

Sculptures-Fountain

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by Town of Brattleboro Department of Public Works 230 Main Street Brattleboro Vermont 05301

Located Wells Fountain Park Intersection of Main, Walnut, & Linden Streets Brattleboro Vermont 05301

Date:

1890. Dedicated Oct. 11, 1890. Relocated 1986

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey 1992.

Cabot, Mary R., "Annals of Brattleboro 1681-1895," Brattleboro, VT: E. L. Hildreth & Co., 1921.

Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT), April 1, 1932.

Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT), Feb. 18, 1984, pg. 5, 13.

Image on file.

Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT), Oct. 10, 1890, Vol. LVII.

unsigned

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.

Summary:

A circular basin with a smaller basin inside. The larger basin has two lion head medallions on opposite sides. Two Corinthian columns support a lintel which straddles the outside basin. The lintel supports an iron and glass electric lantern hanging over the center of the fountain.

Topic:

Animal--Lion  Search this

Control number:

IAS VT000081

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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