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  • Sculptor: Ferdinand von Miller II
  • Description: Standing figure with integral plinth on pedestal with supporting piers right and left, each bearing an inscribed roundel on its face
  • Materials: Bronze; North Jay, Maine granite
  • Dimensions: Figure H: 8'9" W: 3' D: 2'11"; Pedestal approximate H: 4½' W: 6'9½"; each pier H: 8' W: 3'9" D: 4'
  • Cast: 1892
  • Dedicated: October 20, 1894.
  • Donor: Subscription organized by "Medical Record"

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