Home » Blog » Wordless Wednesday: Drinking Fountain at Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA September 7, 2011 Wordless Wednesday: Drinking Fountain at Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA Pin It Drinking Fountain at Rittenhouse Square, erected by the Flower Market Association, 1921. Photo by Margaret Almon.
September 7, 2011 at 2:58 pm Snowcatcher says: I had to look at it for several minutes to determine what exactly the creator was visualizing when this was made, and I’m still not sure I see it. But I love the turquoise on copper hues, and it’s not your everyday fountain!
September 7, 2011 at 3:03 pm Margaret Almon says: I searched for a reference, but no one wants to say what it is! I’m guessing frog? Lily pad? Perhaps seashell.
Love the fountain
Very nice patina.
I had to look at it for several minutes to determine what exactly the creator was visualizing when this was made, and I’m still not sure I see it. But I love the turquoise on copper hues, and it’s not your everyday fountain!
I searched for a reference, but no one wants to say what it is! I’m guessing frog? Lily pad? Perhaps seashell.