Goddess - Floresville, TX
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N 29° 07.988 W 098° 09.453
14R E 581950 N 3223028
The sculpture is mounted atop a roof peak at the front of a Wilson County courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMYJ6P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2018
Views: 2
Smithsonian Art InventoriesAlfred Giles was the architect of the Wilson County Courthouse. Conflicting dates for the sculpture are reported. Either 1884 or 1885.
A female figure wearing a blindfold and a full-length, draped robe, stands holding the scales of justice in her proper left hand and a sword in her proper right hand.
TITLE: Goddess
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: 1884
MEDIUM: Metal
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000655
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
1420 3rd Street
Floresville, TX 78114
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