Statue

Title:

Daniel Webster

Object Name:

Statue

Object ID:

1923.002.05

Creator:

Ball, Thomas (1819-1911) -- Artist; Nichols, George Ward (1831-1885) -- Writer

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1853

Description:

Statue of Daniel Webster. Plaster. Less than half life-size statuette of a man, standing on an integral rectangular base, with a draped pedestal 13.25" high at his right; drapery trailing around subject on base to his left side; two books leaning against front of pedestal. Pedestal, drapery, and books constitute a second piece that is hollow and rests on but is not attached to base. Subject's head turned slightly to his right. His eyes, the pupils and iris, of which are defined, are turned upward. Wearing a double-breasted day dress coat of c. 1850 with trousers, and a shirt having collar with points turned down at front over a stock. Bottom button on coat not fastened. Subject's right arm bent at elbow with hand under left forepart of coat. Inscribed on back of trailed drapery: "T Ball Sculpt / Boston Mass / 1853 / Patent assigned to / G W Nichols". Painted gray.

Material:

Plaster

Dimensions:

H-30.75 W-13.4 D-11.4 inches

Provenance:

Probably originally belonged to George W. Stark (1823-1892). Thomas Ball (1819-1911), Boston sculptor, modeled this figure in 1853 shortly after Webster's death and immediately sold reproduction rights to art dealer, George W. Nichols.

Credit Line:

Gift of Carrie E. Stark and Emma G. Towne

People:

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852), Ball, Thomas (1819-1911), Stark, Carrie E. (1853-1934), Towne, Emma G. (1860-1937), Nichols, George Ward (1831-1885)

Subjects:

Sculpture, Webster, Daniel