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NOTE: This table contains the information published by Glenn Brown, which has not been corrected or updated. Table V. Sculpture in the Capitol. Ordered, Placed in If donated, Location in Capitol Title. purchased, or Capitol. Name of sculptor. Cost. by whom presented. in 1900. accepted. Liberty. 1807 1807 Giuseppe Franzoni. $5 per day Originally placed between columns in old House of Representatives, destroyed by British 1814. Car of History (clock). 1815 1819 Giuseppe Franzoni. $5 per day Statuary Hall. Francesco Iardella. Justice (group—low relief). 1820 1820 Giuseppe Franzoni. $5 per day Supreme Court library. Preservation of Captain Smith (relief). 1823 1826 Antoni Capallano. $3,500.00 Bas-relief in Rotunda. Landing of the Pilgrims (relief). 1823 1826 Enrico Causici. 3,500.00 Do. Conflict with Boone (relief). 1823 1826 Do. 3,500.00 Do. Treaty with Indians (relief). 1823 1826 Nicholas Gevelot. 3,500.00 Do. Liberty and Eagle (cast). 1823 1829 Enrico Causici. 1,850.00 In tympanum over cornice Statuary Hall. Eagle. 1829 1829 Valaperti. 500.00 Cornice Statuary Hall. Wreath and relief portraits. 1827 1827 Causici. 9,000.00 Rotunda, and east portico. Capallano. War. 1829 1837 Luigi Persico. 12,000.00 Niche, central east portico. Peace. 1829 1837 Do. 12,000.00 Do. America, Justice, and Hope (group). 1829 1830 Do. 15,000.00 Pediment of east central portico. Tripoli naval monument. Mar. 2, 1831 1831 Chas. Micali. Naval officers. Navy-yard 1806, west terrace 1831 to 1860, removed to Annapolis, Md. . Feb. 13, 1832 1843 1 Horatio Greenough. 42,170.74 Plaza, east grounds. 1847 2 The Discovery (group). Mar. 3, 1837 1846 Luigi Persico. 27,796.74 East central portico. Jefferson. Destroyed by fire in Congressional Library, Dec. 24, 1851. Apollo (bronze). Mills. Do. (group). Mar. 3, 1837 1854 Horatio Greenough. 27,796.74 East central portico. Group in pediment. 1853–54 1860–1864 Thomas Crawford. 20,000.00 3 East pediment, north or Senate wing. 20,600.00 4 Justice and History. 1853–54 1863 Do. 3,000.00 Over doorway, east front, Senate wing. Bronze doors, Senate wing. 1853–54 1868 Do. 6,000.00 3 Entrance from east portico, North wing. 50,495.11 5 Cast for bronze doors, south wing. 1854 Do. 8,940.00 3 Stored. Plaster. W. H. Rinehart. 1 In Rotunda. 2 East grounds. 3 Model. 4 Cutting. 5 Casting.

536 NOTE: This table contains the information published by Glenn Brown, which has not been corrected or updated. Table V. Sculpture in the Capitol. (Continued) Ordered, Placed in If donated, Location in Capitol Title. purchased, or Capitol. Name of sculptor. Cost. by whom presented. in 1900. accepted.

Bronze doors. 1853–54 1863 Randolph Rogers. $8,000.00 3 Designed for passageway leading from 17,000.00 5 old Hall of Representatives, 1871 placed in entrance on central east portico. Freedom (bronze). 1853–54 1863 Thomas Crawford. 3,000.00 3 Surmounting the Dome. 9,800.00 5 10,996.83 6 . Mar. 3, 1855 1863 Hiram Powers. 10,000.00 Foot of staircase, House corridor, east side. Benjamin Franklin. Mar. 3, 1855 1863 Do. 10,000.00 Foot of staircase, Senate corridor, east side. John Hancock. Aug. 5, 1856 3 1871 Horatio Stone. 10,000.00 Foot of staircase, Senate corridor, June 11, 1866 7 west side. Bronze stairways. 1858 1866 Baudin. 22,958.00 5 Private stairways, House and Senate. Bronze clock, figure of Indian, 1857 W. H. Rinehart. Gallery, House of Representatives. Pioneer (bronze). Eagle over clock (bronze). 1866 G. Butti. 150.00 5 Over clock in House gallery.

Bronze ornaments. 1858 1866 Cornelius & Baker. 6,196.00 House and Senate wing. . June 11, 1866 1871 Horatio Stone. 10,000.00 Rotunda. George Washington (cast). 1870 1870 Jean Antoine Houdon 2,000.00 Statuary Hall. (cast by W. J. Hubard).

Sitting Indian and Fountain Mar. 1, 1887 1887 W. H. Rinehart. Stored. Brought from Post Office when (bronze). steps were changed in grading F street. . Mar. 2, 1867 1870 Vinnie Ream. 15,000.00 Rotunda. Nathanael Greene. Mar. 29, 1867 1870 H. K. Brown. 8,000.00 8 State of Rhode Island. Statuary Hall.

Roger Williams. 1868 1871 . 11,000.00 Do. Do. Thomas Jefferson (bronze). Mar. 27, 1834 1874 P. T. David d’Anvers. Capt. Uriah P. Levy. Rotunda. In north garden of , 1850 to 1874. E. D. Baker. Feb. 9, 1874 1876 Horatio Stone. 10,000.00 Rotunda. George Clinton (bronze). 1872 1874 H. K. Brown. 13,500.00 State of New York. Statuary Hall. Robert Livingston (bronze). 1872 1874 E. D. Palmer. 12,950.00 Do. Do. . 1873 1876 Anne Whitney. 10,500.00 State of Massachusetts. Do. John Winthrop. 1872 1876 R. S. Greenough. 10,000.00 Do. Do. William King. 1875 1878 Franklin Simmons. 4,000.00 State of . Do.

3 Model. 5 Casting. 6 Erecting. 7 Marble. 8 In gold.

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Ordered, Placed in If donated, Location in Capitol Title. purchased, or Capitol. Name of sculptor. Cost. by whom presented. in 1900. accepted.

James A. Garfield. 1882 1884 C. H. Niehaus. $10,000.00 State of . Statuary Hall. William Allen. 1884 1885 Do. 9,500.00 Do. Do. Richard Stockton. Feb. 27, 1873 1888 H. K. Brown. 8,088.00 State of New Jersey. Do. . Feb. 27, 1873 1888 Do. 8,088.00 Do. Do. . 1887 1889 Daniel C. French. 10,000.00 State of Michigan. Do. James Shields (bronze). June 15, 1893 1893 L. W. Volk. 9,000.00 State of Illinois. Do. Daniel Webster. 1894 1895 Copy by Conrad from 4,484.00 State of New Hampshire. Do. Thomas Ball. John Stark. 1887 1895 Carl Conrad. 4,484.00 Do. Do. John W. Kenna. 1893 1901 Alex Doyle. 5,000.00 State of West Virginia. Do. Jacques Marquette. 1895 1896 G. Trentanove. 8,000.00 State of Wisconsin. Do. Oliver P. Morton. 1898 1900 C. H. Niehaus. 5,000.00 State of Indiana. Do.

U. S. Grant. Aug. 14, 1890 Feb. 5, 1900 Franklin Simmons. 10,000.00 Grand Army of the Republic. Rotunda. Johathan Trumbull. 1868 1872 C. B. Ives. 7,386.00 State of . Statuary Hall. . 1868 1872 Do. 7,386.00 Do. Do.

Ethan Allen. 1872 1875 L. C. Mead. 5,300.00 State of Vermont. Do. Jacob Collamer. 1874 1880 Preston Powers. 6,081.25 Do. Do. Frank P. Blair. Apr. 18, 1877 1899 Alex Doyle. 6,000.00 State of Missouri. Do.

Thomas H. Benton. Apr. 18, 1877 1899 Do. 6,000.00 Do. Do. Robert Fulton. 1877 1884 Howard Roberts. 7,500.00 State of Pennsylvania. Do. J. P. G. Muhlenberg. 1877 1884 Blanche Nevin. 7,500.00 Do. Do.

Charles Carroll (bronze). 1901 R. E. Brooks. 12,000.00 State of . Do. (bronze). 1901 Do. 12,000.00 Do. Do. John Marshall. Dec. 21, 1882 May 14, 1884 W .W. Story. 40,000.00 Members of the West plaza, west grounds. bar paid $20,000. . 1877 Franklin Simmons. 22,500.00 $16,000 contributed through Intersection of Admiral Porter. and Capitol grounds, west side. James A. Garfield. 1882 Mar. 12, 1887 J. Q. A. Ward. 65,000.00 Army of the Cumberland Intersection of Maryland avenue paid $35,000. and Capitol grounds, west side.

538 NOTE: This table contains the information published by Glenn Brown, which has not been corrected or updated. Table VI. Sculptured busts in the Capitol. Ordered, Placed in Name of sculptor. If donated, Cost. Location in Capitol Title. purchased, or Capitol. by whom presented. in 1900. accepted.

Lafayette. Feb. 28, 1829 1829 P. T. David d’Anvers. Sculptor. Destroyed by fire in the Congressional Library, Dec. 24, 1851.

General Taylor. Italian artist. Do. Columbus. Feb. 9, 1831 1831 Guiseppe Ceracci. $500.00 Do. Vespucius. Do. 1831 Do. 500.00 George Washington. Do. 1831 Do. 500.00 Thomas Jefferson. Jan. 4, 1834 1834 Do. 4,000.00 . 1838 1838 L. Persico. Sculptor. Ferdinand R. Hassler. May 1, 1844 1844 F. E. Hassler. Judge Marshall. Do. Van Buren. Jackson (plaster). Moultrie (plaster). Ogdall (plaster?). Madison (medallion). Washington (bronze). Chief Justice John Jay. Mar. 2, 1831 1831 John Frazee. 400.00 Supreme Court room. Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth. June 4, 1834 1840 Auger. 865.25 Do. Chief Justice John Marshall. Jan. 30, 1836 1840 Hiram Powers. 500.00 Do. Kosciusko. Feb. 27, 1857 1857 H. D. Saunders. 500.00 North lobby Senate gallery. Justice John Rutledge. Jan. 27, 1856 1858 A. Galt. 800.00 Supreme Court room. Abraham Lincoln. Jan. 1, 1866 1868 Mrs. S. F. Ames. 2,000.00 North lobby Senate gallery. Thomas Crawford. Feb. 9, 1871 1871 Gagliardi. 100.00 Do. Abraham Lincoln (bronze). Dec. 18, 1871 1871 Col. A. De Groot. Marble room Senate wing. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase. May 6, 1874 1876 T. Jones. 1,000.00 Supreme Court room. Chief Justice R. B. Taney. Jan. 19, 1876 1877 Copy from Rinehart. 1,000.00 Do. . Feb. 21, 1881 1881 A. P. Henry. 200.00 Senate Committee on Library. Pulaski. Mar. 6, 1882 1882 H. Dmochowski. 1,500.00 North lobby Senate gallery. L. S. Foster. Jan. 25, 1885 1885 C. Caverley. Mrs. Foster. Vice-President’s room. Vice-President Henry Wilson. Jan. 25, 1885 1886 Daniel C. French. 1,000.00 Do. Garibaldi. Mar.—, 1888 1888 Guiseppe Martegana. Dr. Verdi. North lobby Senate gallery. Vice-President . Jan. 2, 1886 1890 Franklin Simmons. 800.00 Senate gallery. Vice-President William A. Wheeler. Do. Edw. C. Potter. 800.00 Do. Vice-President Chester A. Arthur. Do. Augustus St. Gaudens. 800.00 Do. Vice-President John Adams. Do. 1890 Daniel C. French. 800.00 Do.

539 NOTE: This table contains the information published by Glenn Brown, which has not been corrected or updated. Table VI. Sculptured busts in the Capitol. (Continued) Ordered, Placed in Name of sculptor. If donated, Cost. Location in Capitol Title. purchased, or Capitol. by whom presented. in 1900. accepted.

Vice-President Thomas Jefferson. Jan. 2, 1886 1890 M. Ezekiel. $800.00 Senate gallery. Vice-President John C. Calhoun. Feb. 23, 1887 1896 Copy by Theo. A. Mills. 800.00 Do.

Vice-President T. A. Hendricks. 1890 U. S. J. Dunbar. 800.00 Do. Vice-President Daniel Tompkins. 1891 C. H. Niehaus. 800.00 Do. Vice-President Levi P. Morton. 1891 Edwin Elwell. 800.00 Do. Vice-President Elbridge Gerry. 1892 Herbert Adams. 800.00 Do. Vice-President Aaron Burr. 1894 J. Jouvenal. 800.00 Do. Vice-President . 1894 U. S. J. Dunbar. 800.00 Do.

Vice-President G. M. Dallas. 1894 H. K. Ellicott. 800.00 Do. Vice-President A. E. Stevenson. 1894 Franklin Simmons. 800.00 Do. Vice-President George Clinton. 1894 V. A. Crane. 800.00 Do.

Vice-President R. M. Johnson. 1894 J. P. Voorhees. 800.00 Do. Vice-President William R. King. 1896 W. E. McCauslin. 800.00 Do. Vice-President Schuyler Colfax. 1897 F. M. Goodwin. 800.00 Do.

Vice-President J. C. Breckinridge. 1897 J. P. Voorhees. 800.00 Do. Vice-President John Tyler. Feb. 5, 1898 1898 W. E. McCauslin. 800.00 North vestibule main floor Senate. Vice-President Andrew Johnson. 1900 Do. 800.00 Do.

Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite. Mar. 6, 1889 1892 Augustus St. Gaudens. 1,500.00 Supreme Court room. Vice-President Millard Fillmore. 1895 R. Cushing. 800.00 Senate gallery. Vice-President Garret A. Hobart. 1900 F. E. Elwell. 800.00 Do. William McKinley. Mar. 3, 1903 1903 Emma C. Guild. 2,000.00 President’s room, Senate wing. John Q. Adams. 1868 J. C. King. Clerk’s room, House of Representatives. . Martin Millmore. North lobby Senate gallery. Indian chief, bronze. House corridor, foot of staircase. Chippewa chief. 1858 Copy by Jos. Lasalle North lobby Senate gallery. from F. Vincenti.

540 NOTE: This table contains the information published by Glenn Brown, which has not been corrected or updated. Table VII. Medals formerly in the Capitol.

Title. Received. If donated, by Cost when Remarks. whom presented. purchased.

Napoleon medals. Mr. Erving. This collection consisted of 142 medals. The larger were struck under the authority of Napoleon between the years 1796 and 1815, and were commemorative of himself, his family, generals, battles, victories, foundations of various schools, and treaties of peace.

American medals. Do. The American medals were of Washington, Columbus, Franklin, Kosciusko, Paul Jones, William Washington, Colonel Howard, General Gates, and Captain Hull. Distinguished Americans. 1830 Owned by Adam Eckfeldt. $2 each No list of these medals.

Collection of medals of war of 1812. 1830 No further data concerning these medals. Medal in honor of Sir John Soane. June 4, 1836 Struck by architects of London—presented. Medal commemorating Jan. 9, 1840 Gen. Dan Morgan. the battle of the Cowpens.

Commemorating centennial of Jan. 4, 1841 Wm. M. Boardman. New Haven, Conn. Four medals. Jan. 14, 1842 Chas. Serruys, chargé d’affaires Belgium. Kosciusko. Feb.—, 1842 Presented. Napoleonic medals. Do. Do. No list of these medals given.

James Fenimore Cooper. Jan. 8, 1845 Commodore J. D. Elliott. Historical medals struck from the July 31, 1850 Presented. Do. mint of France. Between 1,100 and 1,200 medals were damaged by the fire in the Congressional Library December 24, 1851.

Extracts from minutes of the Committee on the Library. January 8, 1852.—“That all books, maps, statuary, paintings, and medals in the Library were entirely destroyed.” July 19, 1861.—The Library Committee authorized the Librarian to the medals damaged by fire to the .

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