Historic Vintage Antique Bronze Brass Lamppost Plaque Cover Plate Seattle 1869

Description

You are bidding on the brass/bronze lamppost cover designed by James A Wehn in 1928.  The 4" diameter plaque is in very good condition.  At one time a layer of shellac was painted on the front of the plaque giving it a shiny, wet look.
A little more history of James A Wehn:
In 1927 a Seattle seal became a career focus for Wehn, beginning with the process of creating a lamppost base design for Seattle City Light. Architect Carl Gould was to draw the overall design for the standards while Wehn was enlisted to do the modeling for the large ornamental bases. As a part of his design Wehn provided space for the inclusion of a five-inch circular ornament of some significance. His final scheme-a medallion incorporating twin dolphins entwined and centered over Seattle’s year of incorporation-1869- became the artist’s first visual example of a seal included in public works for the city, albeit an unofficial one. Of the twin dolphins Wehn remarked that they had long been regarded in Greek mythology as symbolic of seaports. The designs were completed and the lampposts installed in September 1928. Today, a visitor walking along the waterfront section of Alaskan Way can still find these light posts adorned with Wehn’s emblem.
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