Title & Author:

[Bunker Hill Monument]

Publication:

[192-?] ([United States : Kronheimer & Oldenbusch?])

Description:

1 model : lead ; 13 x 4 x 4 cm

Notes:
Souvenir model of the Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Mass., after the original by architect Solomon Willard and engineer Gridley Bryant. A metal escutcheon affixed to front of model shows a two-dimensional view of Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass., after the original designed by artist John Smibert, rebuilt and enlarged by architect Charles Bulfinch.
Title supplied by cataloguer.
"221 ft. high"--Embossed at base of model
Compare with item #1084 in Weingarten, D. and M. Majua, Monumental miniatures, ©1999.

Resources:
Image
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Subject:

Faneuil Hall (Boston, Mass. : 1742)
Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)
Buildings
Boston (Mass.) Buildings, structures, etc. Models.
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) Buildings, structures, etc. Models.
Massachusetts Boston
Massachusetts Boston Charlestown
Obelisks United States Massachusetts Boston.
Historic monuments United States Massachusetts Boston.
Memorials United States Massachusetts Boston.
Granite Structures (single built works) United States Massachusetts Boston.
Halls United States Massachusetts Boston 1740-1810.

Form/genre:

Souvenir Models (representations)

Added entries:

Bryant, Gridley James Fox, 1816-1899.
Willard, S. (Solomon), 1783-1861.
Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844.
Smibert, John, 1688-1751.
Kronheimer & Oldenbusch.
Hoffman Collection.

On front of model: Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass

Holdings:

Location: Library cage objects 277540
Call No.: NA44.B915.25 B8 1920a
Status: Available