Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) nearby within garden

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19th-century monument outdoor sculpture public monument

The Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) is a historic 19th-century memorial in Boston commemorating the first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, depicting the biblical Good Samaritan to symbolize compassionate medical care.

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Ether Monument (Good Samaritan)	48

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ether Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Good Samaritan NERFINISHED ⓘ Good Samaritan Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument to Ether NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle	Victorian ⓘ neoclassical ⓘ
associatedWith	Massachusetts General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ development of modern surgery ⓘ
commemorates	advances in surgical anesthesia ⓘ introduction of ether anesthesia ⓘ
completionDate	1868 ⓘ
coordinates	42.353°N 71.070°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia ⓘ
depicts	Samaritan aiding wounded man ⓘ biblical Good Samaritan NERFINISHED ⓘ injured traveler ⓘ
hasFeature	allegorical figures ⓘ bronze sculptural group at base ⓘ central granite column ⓘ fountain basin ⓘ inscribed plaques ⓘ water jets ⓘ
height	approximately 40 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic monument in Boston ⓘ
locatedIn	Boston Public Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ garden setting ⓘ
locatedNear	Arlington Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Beacon Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
material	bronze ⓘ granite ⓘ
subjectOf	historical preservation efforts ⓘ public art surveys in Boston ⓘ
symbolizes	compassionate medical care ⓘ
theme	charity ⓘ humanitarianism ⓘ medicine ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ
usedAs	educational site about anesthesia history ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
yearOfConstruction	1867 ⓘ 1868 ⓘ

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