Horse Fountain Water Trough - Fort Worth, Texas
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N 32° 45.452 W 097° 19.944
14S E 656214 N 3625637
The sculpture was completely refurbished in 1999 and shows the excellence design of the original.
Waymark Code: WM7H5M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2009
Views: 40
The two orginal inscriptions blocks are still there they are:
(On side of sculpture:) ERECTED/BY/THE WOMANS HUMANE/ASSOCIATION/Mrs. Drew Pruit/Pres./1892
(On opposite side of sculpture:) masters a' his weel earned due/the humble beastie gie:/justice an' mercy's blessings flow/nae less for him than ye:
There are numerous other inscriptions and plaques now that are shown in the photographs.
The refurbishment was funded in part by school children raising "penneys" for the horse depicted on the top of the sculpture. Its name was Penny's Worth.
In 1999 AUI Contractors was hired take on the project of the Horse Fountain. Reconstruct an exact replica of the Horse Fountain that was built in 1870 on the same site. This method used the hand carving of granite and stone to insure the end product was as close to the original as possible.
The project cost $287,000
TITLE: Horse Fountain Water Trough
ARTIST(S): Unknown, sculptor. Arthur Weinman Architect for project
DATE: 1892. refurbished 1999
MEDIUM: Limestone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000149
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Corner of East Weatherford and North Commerce
Fort Worth, Texas
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
New structure supported by the city.
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