The Brewer Fountain - Boston, MA
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N 42° 21.365 W 071° 03.782
19T E 330096 N 4691374
This fountain, a copy of one featured at the 1855 Paris World Fair is located at Boston Common.
Waymark Code: WMK6Q1
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2014
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Wikipedia (
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"Brewer Fountain stands near the corner of Park and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, by Park Street Station. The 22-foot-tall (6.7 m), 15,000-pound (6,800 kg) bronze fountain, cast in Paris, was a gift to the city by Gardner Brewer. It began to function for the first time on June 3, 1868. It is the only known surviving copy of the original, featured at the 1855 Paris World Fair, designed by French artist Liénard. The fountain is decorated with the figures of Neptune, Amphitrite (Neptune's wife), and Acis and Galatea, a couple from Greek mythology. It fell into disrepair and finally stopped functioning entirely in 2003. A major repair project began in 2009.[3] After a year-long $640,000 off-site restoration led by sculpture conservator Joshua Craine of Daedalus Inc., it was re-dedicated on May 26, 2010."
The Smithsonian Inventory (
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"Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. H. 25 ft. x Diam. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. x Diam. 25 ft.
Inscription: (On separate plaques beneath each figure:) GALATEA ACIS NEPTUNE AMPHITRICE (Inscribed:) "PRESENTED BY/GARDNER BREWER/TO THE CITY OF BOSTON/18(illegible)" Fournent, Houille, et Cie (monogram) Val'd'Osne Founder's mark appears.
Description: Fountain with mythological figures of Poseidon, Amphitrite, Galatea, and Acis at the base."