My threescore years and ten : an autobiography (1891)
Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911 · Boston : Roberts Bros. · leaf 390
he principal figure of the monu-ment that Mr. Edward F. Searles did me the honorto order from my hands. The photograph wastaken from the clay model, which is fifteen feethigh, exclusive of the plinth. As I am often asked how much clay is requiredto make a statue, by consulting my bills from… … MY THREESCORE YEARS AND TEN. 363 in my book; so I promised to introduce them in apostscript, and if you look carefully you will findthem at the feet of the Father of their Country. The elder, bearing my name, was born in Flor-ence, Jan. 19, 1881. Inheriting his share of themusical talent of my…
Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911 · Sculptors · Painters
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