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Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Masons, Grand Lodge of Georgia, (sculpture). Artist:  Artope, J. B., sculptor. Title:  Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Masons, Grand Lodge of Georgia, (sculpture). Dates:  1852. Installed 1850s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble with gold leaf. Dimensions:  2 x 4 ft. Inscription:  GRAND LODGE OF GEORGIA,/FOUNDED A.D. 1735./FRATREM MEMINISSE (Along bottom edge:) GEORGIA MARBLE J.B. ARTOPE signed Description:  The stone is carved in relief with an emblem depicting a shield containing a Masonic emblem of a compass and an L-shaped square in a circle, with an eye at the top. The top of the shield is incised with: PROSUNT OMNIBUS 1852. The emblem is surrounded by an incised inscription with the letters filled in with gold leaf on a pink ground. Subject:  Emblem -- Masonic Object -- Tool -- Compass Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device Object Type:  Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located National Mall, Adjacent to 14th Street, between Constitution Avenue, N.W. & Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  One of 193 commemorative stones set into the interior walls of the Washington Monument. The stones were donated by states, cities, towns, organizations, individuals, and foreign countries in honor of George Washington. The Masons, Grand Lodge of Georgia donated the stone, which is located at the 140 ft. level. The marble came from the quarry of I.B. Artope (sic). References:  Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 101. Illustration:  Image on file. Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 101. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 78230078   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78230078 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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