Ralph Waldo Emerson

Artist Daniel Chester French 1850 - 1931

Artist B. Zoppo Foundry 1900 - 1920

Date1879

Terms

Busts
Bronze
Gilt
Wood
New York (State)

Dimensions55.88 × 26.67 × 23.37 cm (22 × 10 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.)

Markings"Daniel C. French/ 1879/ B. ZOPPO/ FOUNDRY, NY" On proper left side engraved

Credit LineBust of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Daniel Chester French, B. Zoppo Foundry, New York, modeled about 1879, cast about 1905. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of William T. Loomis and Leslie Becker; 2013.11ab.

Object number2013.11ab

DescriptionPortrait bust (A) and original pedestal (B). Bronze bust of a Ralph Waldo Emerson with head slightly turned to viewer's right. Base is square. Floor pedestal is also squared, with four gilded medallions on each side and gilding along the edges. Pedestal tapers at the base.

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