Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object |
Model |
Year Range from |
1888 |
Year Range to |
1889 |
Description |
Replica model of the capstone and star on top of the Bennington Battle Monument. Dark grey stone base is of the same limestone as in the Monument; star made of brass with soldered rays (two rays are missing). Both the original and the replica were made by Frank A. Wahlquist. |
Height (inches) |
7.000 |
Subjects |
Bennington Battle Monument (Bennington, Vt.) |
Information |
The star on top of the Bennington Battle Monument was made by blacksmith Frank A. Wahlquist, a native of Sweden who immigrated to the United States in 1887. After his work on the Monument, he worked for Olin Scott and later set up his own shop on Franklin Lane. The Monument was completed in 1889 and dedicated in 1891, on the 100th anniversary of Vermont statehood. This small model of the star sits on a base made of the same limestone as the Monument. |
Related People |
Wahlquist, Frank August |
Credit line |
Gift of Mrs. Barbara Estes Brombley |
Catalog Number |
2000.4 |