The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-14
ARTISTIC sTATUARY.

Monumental Bronze Company of Bridge
port, Connecticut:
ARTISTIC sTATUARY.
We have recently been favored with an
order for piece of statuary to be modelled
by our sculptor, Mr.. Archibald Mcclellan,
and cast in White Bronze. 1t is full lfe-size,
to be made from photograph, and repre-
sents pilot standing at the wheel, every
detail of which is carried out, even to the
ropes running from the drum of the wheel
below. On the pedestal of the wheel the
pilot boat is shown in bas-relief this is also
to be made from photograph. This statue is
to be erected on a beautiful pedestal in one
of the finest lots in Evergreen Cemetery,
New York. The purchasers have travelled
very extensively and Investigated all the
noted works of art in the country, have
communicated with and visited nearly all
the leading granite and marble works and
bronze manufacturers, and were about to
place their order when, accidentally, they
saw White Bronze advertisement. They
at once opened correspondence with us, soon
after paid us visit, and before leaving the
works placed their order with us for what
we can assure you will be one of the finest
pieces of statuary ever erected in this coun-
try, saying they would have nothing but
white bronze at any price.
NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
The exhibit of White Bronze at the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, is in
charge of Mr.. G.. w. Corning who is sup
piled with advertising matter for free distri-
button to callers. He reports exhibition
open ON 10th ult., at noon, with a large
attendance. Our exhibit drew large crowd.
The next day Q7th) he took an order for a
fine monument, with five head markers,
for Mr.. Thomas w. Griffiths, prominent
citizen Of Dallas. Texas.
We shall put into the works this week
our No. 23S Soldier Monument, to be erected
at Carbonate, Penn, in time for dedication
next Decoration day.
TESTIMONIAL.
BELcHERTowN, Mass, Oct. T. 1884,
Monumental Bronze Co., Bridgeport, COnnecti-
cat. Conference.-The undersigned, monu-
mental committee of Post 81, Grand Army
of the Republic, and subscribers to the sol
diers monument fund, take pleasure in ac-
cepting the very beautiful Soldiers Monu.
ment erected in our park in accordance with
| your contract made last July. We were
many of us, strongly prejudiced in favor OF
| stone, and feared 1t would be an experiment
to purchase your material; but We are glad
TO say that we now consider it great inn
provement over any stone for monumental
material. Aside from the fine architecture
appearance of your work, the faces of the
war heroes, the lifelike statue of the Ameri
can soldier, the names of battles and the
historic quotations from the war period ado
an interest and value to the work which
render it of greater value than any ston,
monument lacking these features woult
have. We expected fine monument ant
we have better one than we expected, ant
we would not exchange it to-day for an,
stone monument we have seen costing twice
as much We are very proud of our monu
ment and glad to give you this testimonial
to use for the benefit, of others who ma,
be wishing to select suitable soldiers