Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pedestal for sculpture "Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Object Number:
1958.14b
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 20 x 20 in. ( 104.1 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Pedestal for John Rogers group "Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?", the rectangular top with diamond-patterned molding, supported on a rope carved column on a square base raised on brass paw feet.
Gallery Label:
See 1958.13b
Bibliography:
Bleier, Paul and Meta, John Rogers Statuary, Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001, pp. 42-5.
Credit Line:
Gift of the First Presbyterian Church
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
