[1] The bronze sculpture of Winthrop holding a book, a scroll, and the great seal measures approximately 7 ft. x 2 ft. 5 in.

x 4 ft. x 8 ft.[1] The statue is a replica of Greenough's marble sculpture installed in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.

It was originally installed in Scollay Square (now known as Government Center), before being relocated to First Church in 1904.

[1] In 1968, a fire broke out at First Church, and the sculpture was toppled by collapsed walls.

It was put in storage in Quincy, Massachusetts, while the church was rebuilt.