Soldier in field uniform carrying an artillery shell ready to be loaded. Mounted on pink granite stone boulder at the corner of Kempton and Murray Streets. Cast by Continental Bronze Co., Pawtucket, RI.
Published onDec 13, 2023
40. Battery D Memorial
Christian Petersen archive, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
c. 1924
Material
Bronze atop boulder of pink granite
Dimensions
approximately 84 x 43 x 51 in. (213.4 x 109.2 x 129.5 cm)
Description
Soldier in field uniform carrying an artillery shell ready to be loaded. Mounted on pink granite stone boulder. Bounded by Watson Street to the east, North Street to the north, and Kempton Street to the south, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA. Cast by Continental Bronze Co., Pawtucket, RI.
Markings
Inscription: Signed on side of sole of right boot heel: C. PETERSEN and on side of sole of left boot: CONTINENTAL BRONZE CO.
Provenance / Location
City of New Bedford, Massachusetts
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Illustrated in Papers, SC, Box 2 f.7, Agnes Carr, "Several Cities…" Boston Traveler, n.d.; Box 12 f.15 "Danish Sculptor" Dannevirke, July 23, 1924; The Jewelers' Circular, Feb. 13, 1924, p.82, "Attleboro: Christian Peterson [sic], a well-known local die and hub cutter, has received a commission to make a memorial statue for a veterans’ association in New Bedford."
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