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Sculptor:
Wilson, Henry 1864-1934  Search this
Caira, M. Caesar  Search this
Assistant:
Bracquemond, E.  Search this
Saulo, M.  Search this
Guery, P.  Search this
David, A.  Search this
Founder:
Gorham Manufacturing Company  Search this
Medium:
Inner doorframe: bronze; Outer doorframe: marble
Culture:
Ceylonese  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Door
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Located Entrance Boston Massachusetts
Date:
1927
Notes:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
Summary:
The entrance to the Salada Tea Company's first U. S. headquarters is adorned with a bronze inner doorframe and a marble outer doorframe containing reliefs illustrating the cultivation of tea in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka).
The bronze inner doorframe is divided vertically into five panels on each side. On the right side, the top panel depicts male figures harvesting tea leaves; the second panel down depicts male figures around a table sorting tea leaves; the next panel depicts male figures drying tea leaves in boxes; the next panel depicts male figures carrying boxes of tea on their heads; and the bottom panel depicts elephants transporting boxes of tea. On the left side, the upper panels also depict male figures harvesting and processing tea leaves, but the bottom panel depicts the tea being loaded onto ships. The panels of the inner doorframe are flanked by two vertical rows of small figures in high relief.
The marble outer doorframe consists of two marble columns each containing a full-length figure of a woman in high relief. The capital at the top of each column contains a relief of three elephants. A narrow band across the top of the marble doorframe contains a relief depicting several elephants facing in different directions. Above the elephants is a large seated female figure with a seated child by her proper left foot and a standing child by her proper right foot.
Topic:
Figure group--Male  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Occupation--Industry--Foodstuff  Search this
Animal--Elephant  Search this
Architecture--Boat  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87740057
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_299657