Administered by Ft. Plain Cemetery Association Clyde Street Ft. Plain New York 13339
Located Ft. Plain Cemetery Lot 2, Clyde Street Ft. Plain New York
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On large part of center piece, near flower:) J.W. SISKE (sic)/28 PAT PLATE/(followed by illegible numbers and letters) Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Fountain consisting of a cast iron sculpture centerpiece. Three small cherubs flank a center column and hold up a fountain bowl. One of the cherubs plays a horn. The cherubs stand above a larger collecting basin. Four large rose spouts along the outer edge of the basin direct water out and down. The basin is supported by a center column decorated with flowers. Three larger cherubs stand on a base around the column. The fountain stands in the middle of a round fountain basin. Four decorative plates are attached at intervals to the top edge of the fountain basin.
