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Daniel Webster
Accession # 1991.269
Sculptor Thomas Ball
Title Daniel Webster
Date 1853
Medium Bronze
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)
Marks Foundry mark inscribed on drapery at back, below signature, in script: "Ames Foundry. / Chicopee Mass."
Signed Inscribed on drapery at back: "T Ball Sculpt. / Boston, Mass / 1853"
Credit Line Gift of M. Christmann Zulli
Location Visible Storage: Case 33, Shelf C (Sculpture)
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.