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Daniel Webster

Sculptor: Thomas Ball, American, 1819-1911
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: Massachusetts, USA
Dates: 1853
Dimensions: Overall: 29 9/16 x 13 1/4 x 11 in. (75.1 x 33.7 x 27.9 cm) Base: 12 x 11 in. (30.5 x 27.9 cm)
Markings: Foundry mark inscribed on drapery at back, below signature, in script: "Ames Foundry. / Chicopee Mass."
Signature: Inscribed on drapery at back: "T Ball Sculpt. / Boston, Mass / 1853"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1991.269
Credit Line: Gift of M. Christmann Zulli
Image: Overall, 1991.269_transp3737.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Bronze statuette of male figure standing on square base; he has furrowed brow, bald forehead, and serious expression on face; proper right hand tucked into front of double-breasted jacket with long tails; at proper right side, half column covered with drapery and books at base. Condition: Good.

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