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Creator Role
sculptor
Description
The 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 hanging from his shoulders and a canteen and satchel hanging across his chest. This particular rendering of The Town Pump features the canteen at the soldier's front and a brownish finish.
Description Source
David H. Wallace. John Rogers: The People’s Sculptor. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan, 1967; Page: 88.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1862
Time Period
1860-1869
Measurement
13 inches (height)
Materials and Techniques Display
painted plaster
Inscription
front of trough, inscribed: JOHN ROGERS / NEW YORK; front of base, inscribed: THE TOWN PUMP; back of base, inscribed: PAT ENTERED MAY 27 / 1862
Subjects
Man-woman relationships; Plaster sculpture; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women
Work Type
sculpture
Class
statuettes & figurines
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
3952
Digital ID
FVW_03952
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.