The Town Pump
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Creator Role
Artist
Description
This plaster sculpture depicts a soldier dressed in uniform standing with a woman at a water pump. A water bucket hangs from the woman’s proper right arm, while the soldier holds a cup and rests his proper right foot on the water trough. He has a backpack
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1862
Measurement
13 x 10 3/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
Clay; Carving
Subjects
Man-woman relationships; Plaster sculpture United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women
Work Type
Carving
Class
Sculpture
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
6989
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.