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Steele, George,
Homage -- Bibb, Mary
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Huntsville
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Mary S. Bibb Mausoleum), (sculpture).
Artist:
Steele
,
George
, sculptor.
Title:
(Mary S. Bibb Mausoleum), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1835.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Stone.
Dimensions:
Approx. 10 ft. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On front wall:) MARY S. BIBB/WIFE OF/WILLIAM D. BIBB/DAUGHTER OF/DOC HENRY CHAMBERS/BORN OCTOBER 1816/MARRIED FEBRUARY 24, 1835/DIED MAY 26, 1835 unsigned
Description:
Rectangular mausoleum has a low, pitched roof and no windows or doors.
Subject:
Homage -- Bibb, Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Huntsville
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama
Remarks:
Mausoleum was built to accommodate the burial of Mary Bibb (1816-1835), seated in her rocking chair. IAS files contain excerpt from C.M. Stanley's "Sally Wyatt Bibb and her Children," 1957.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 AL000362
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AL000362
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