Stephen F. Brown

bust

Name/Title

Stephen F. Brown

Entry/Object ID

1927.2.1

Description

Plaster bust of a bald man with a long beard wearing a coat. The bust is painted to resemble bronze. The right side is incised with the inscription, "Fred Moynihan Sc.1898".

Artwork Details

Subject Person

Brown, Stephen Flavius (1841-1903)

Context

Captain Stephen F. Brown was 1st Lieutenant of Co. K 13th Vermont Regiment during the Civil War. Just before the battle of Gettysburg he had been placed under arrest and deprived of his sword for disobeying orders in getting water for his men from a nearby spring on the way to the battle. When the battle started Lieutenant Brown was reenstated, but his sword could not be found. He weilded a camp hatchet until he recieved a sword from a captured Confederate officer. Brown reenlisted and was comminsioned as a Captain in Co. A 17th Vermont. He was wounded lost an arm at the Wilderness May 6, 1864.

Acquisition

Accession

1927.2

Source or Donor

Farrell, P. J.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Moynihan, Fred

Date made

1898

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bust

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

14 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brown, Stephen Flavius (1841-1903)

Person or Organization

13th Vermont Infantry

Related Events

Event

Battle of Gettysburg

Event

Civil War