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Narcissus Spooner Gravemarker, (sculpture). Artist:  Schneider Marble Company, fabricator. Title:  Narcissus Spooner Gravemarker, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On front of sculpture:) NARCISSUS/WIFE OF/S.M. SPOONER/BORN MAR. 4, 1828/DIED/AUG. 6, 1911./A place is vacant in our hearts/that never can be filled/SPOONER (On back of sculpture, lower right:) SCHNEIDER M. Co./AMERICUS, GA unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Figure of Narcissus Spooner sitting in a Victorian-era straight-back chair. The chair is upholstered and decorated with fringe and braid. She wears late 19th century dress and her hair is pulled back in a bun. She holds a book on her lap with both hands. Subject:  Portrait female -- Spooner, Narcissus -- Full length Object -- Furniture -- Chair Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Colquitt Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Union Church Primitive Baptist, Enterprise Road, Colquitt, Georgia 31737 Remarks:  Sculpture marks grave of Narcissus Spooner (1828-1911) and is located next to a similar sculpture marking the grave of her husband Stephen M. Spooner. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Companion to: GA000171. 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 GA000249   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000249 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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