Sculptures, Statues and Fountains
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Proposed war memorial cross to be erected at intersection of Germantown Avenue, Mermaid Lane, and Cresheim Drive. [2 sheets; 1 unique sheet], 1919
Item — Drawer W5 & W6, Folder: 3
Report of the Committee on Plans and Improvements regarding the removal from New York and the storage of the Pegasus sculptures; submitted by Theodore Cuyler, 1871 July 8
Item — Drawer 7.3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains. Both photographic materials and records, such as restoration plans, are contained within the collection.
Dates:
1871 July 8
Rittenhouse Square. Pedestal for Bronze Goat by Albert Laessle to be placed in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, plans, elevations and sections. [1 sheet], 1919 February 20
Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 4.2
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1919 February 20
Sculptures and Fountains Collection
Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.001
Scope and Contents note
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains. Both photographic materials and records, such as restoration plans, are contained within the collection.
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1950-2000; Bulk, 1950-2000 c. 1870-2000
Water Works: Fairmount Water Works South Garden: Condition Assessment and Treatment recommendations for Marble Fountain, Peace Fountain and Spring House, 1999 June
Item — Shelf 25
Dates:
1999 June
Water Works: Project Manual for Italian Fountain (2011), 2011 January 31
Item — Shelf Wooden 3
Dates:
2011 January 31
Water Works: Project Manual for Italian Fountain (2012), 2012
Item — Shelf Wooden 3