Daniel Webster

Thomas Ball

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Thomas Ball American, 1819–1911. Daniel Webster, 1853. Bronze, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of M. Christmann Zulli, 1991.269. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1991.269_transp3737.jpg)

Sculptor

Thomas Ball

Title

Daniel Webster

Date

1853

Geography

Place made: Massachusetts, United States

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

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)

Signatures

Inscribed on drapery at back: "T Ball Sculpt. / Boston, Mass / 1853"

Markings

Foundry mark inscribed on drapery at back, below signature, in script: "Ames Foundry. / Chicopee Mass."

Credit Line

Gift of M. Christmann Zulli

Accession Number

1991.269

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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