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(Westmoreland County Confederate Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Bevan & Sons, fabricator. Title:  (Westmoreland County Confederate Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 13, 1876. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Obelisk: stone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Obelisk: approx. H. 30 ft.; Base: approx. W. 5 ft. x D. 5 ft. Inscription:  (On front of obelisk, near base:) Bevan & Sons Balto. Md. (On front panel of obelisk, below pediment:) TO THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF/WESTMORELAND/WHO FELL IN DEFENSE OF/VIRGINIA./AND IN THE CAUSE OF/CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY./THIS MONUMENT/IS ERECTED IN GRATITUDE AND LOVE/BY/THE WOMEN OF WESTMORELAND/ERECTED/BY THE/LADIES MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION/OF/WESTMORELAND CO. VA. (On the other three sides of the obelisk are panels listing 149 names) (On back of obelisk, above name panel:) 1876 Founder's mark appears. Description:  Stone obelisk stands atop a three-stepped base. The obelisk is topped with a sculptural element, possibly a flame. The lower part of the obelisk has a carved pediment on all four sides. Above the pediment on the front is a relief of two cannon flanking a pyramid of cannonballs. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Montross Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Westmoreland County Museum & Library, Courthouse Square, Montross, Virginia 22520 Located Westmoreland Courthouse, Montross, Virginia Remarks:  The monument was originally located across the street from its present position. It was moved in July 1930 to make room for construction. At that time ownership of the monument passed from the Ladies Memorial Association of Westmoreland County to Westmoreland County. IAS files contain transcriptions of names listed on panels. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. 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 VA000492   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000492 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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