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The Beneficence of the Law, Design for Mural at Essex County Court House, Newark, NJ

Kenyon Coxca. 1906

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

The figure of Law, with an open book in her lap and a golden scepter in her left hand, is seated before a curved group of four columns. Peace sits at right with an olive branch, and Justice floats above to the left, holding scales. Below, a half-nude woman gives fruits to cherubs, symbolizing prosperity.

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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