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Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Colorado, (sculpture). Artist:  Edbrooke, Frank, architect. Title:  Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Colorado, (sculpture). Dates:  1913. Dedicated Aug. 1, 1913. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Dimensions:  2 x 4 ft. Inscription:  COLORADO/1876 Description:  The stone is carved in relief with a letters spelling out COLORADO in a recessed rectangular block that is slightly curved across the top. Below is the state seal of Colorado flanked by an incised date of 1876. The state seal is carved in low relief with an image of a shield adorned with snow-covered mountains in the center, stripes at the top, and stars with miner's tool below. A banner inscribed with NIL SINE NUMINE appears below the shield. Above the shield there is an eye with rays of sun emanating from it, and a fasces with a two-headed axe below it. Subject:  Emblem -- Seal Allegory -- Place -- Colorado 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 State of Colorado donated the stone, which is located at the 290 ft. level. Architect Frank Edbrooke designed for the stone. References:  Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 208. 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. 208. 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 78230181   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78230181 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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