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A statue of the shantyman and local character 'Yankee Jack'.

Watchet Market House Museum

Watchet

Title

John Short (1839–1933), Known as 'Yankee Jack'

Date

2008

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 140 x W 60 x D 100 cm

Accession number

WMH427

Acquisition method

purchased

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

around outside of base: WATCHET SHANTYMAN / "YANKEE JACK" 1839–1933 / Sculptor: Alan Beattie Herriot DA ARBS; on base, between feet: STATUE DEDICATED TO / W H (BEN) NORMAN 1918–2008 / CURATOR AND LOCAL HISTORIAN

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