Garden Statue of Mercury

1886

National Park Service, Museum Management Program
United States

Mercury sat at the back of the Dungeness rose garden, atop its own pedestal. Towering over everything and everybody, surrounded by roses and a privet hedge, it offered quiet solitude to its many visitors from ca 1886 to 1916.

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Details

Title: Garden Statue of Mercury
Date Created: 1886
Contributor: Cumberland Island National Seashore
Park Website: Park Website
National Park Service Catalog Number: CUIS 11340
Measurements: H 187.96, W 99.06 cm
Material: White Marble

National Park Service, Museum Management Program

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