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Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Hallowell and Quincy granite; Eagle: bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Town of Methuen Methuen Massachusetts
Located G. A. R. Frank A. Wardwell Square Corner of Pleasant & Charles Street Methuen Massachusetts
Date:
Dedicated June 24, 1888
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
SOS Assessment Award, 1997.
Summary:
An elaborate Hallowell granite monument consisting of a square shaft adorned with low relief panels that depict flags, cannon balls, field bags, cannons and other battle gear. Two granite lions face out from the north and south sides of the shaft. The monument is topped by a bronze eagle with its wings spread atop a polished Quincy granite globe.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this
Animal--Lion  Search this
Control number:
IAS MA000658
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_342092