Moses Fox Plaque

SubjectPortrait of Moses Fox (American, 1850 - 1938)

MakerMade by Unknown

After a work byAfter a work by Elias Mandel Grossman (American, 1898 - 1947)

MediumBronze

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width x depth): 14 3/4 x 12 x 1/2in. (37.5 x 30.5 x 1.3cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman

Object number2007.24.29

DescriptionCast bronze portrait plaque of Moses Fox (1850-1938, the owner of G. Fox department store. Rectangular-shaped plaque shows Moses Fox in a shirt and tie and jacket; he is shown wearing his pince nez. He is turned to look at the viewer at an angle that is slightly turned from a full-frontal pose.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesSubject Note: Moses Fox (1850-1938) owned G. Fox & Co., a department store that was housed in a five story building on Main Street in Hartford, CT. On Jan. 29, 1917, fire razed the store to the ground. Civic-minded Moses Fox, interested in the growth of the city, announced plans to build a new 11-story building. (Blakelock 12/16/2008)

Object Note: This plaque probably hung in the Moses Fox Room at the G. Fox department store in Hartford. Faithful employees would be honored and inducted into the "Moses Fox Club", a club for those who worked for the company for 25 years or more. (Blakelock, 12/16/2008)

Status

Not on view