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Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Maryland, (sculpture). Artist:  Baughman & Brother, carver. Title:  Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Maryland, (sculpture). Dates:  1851. Installed 1850s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Baltimore marble. Dimensions:  3 x 6 ft. Inscription:  MARYLAND:/THE MEMORIAL/OF HER REGARD/FOR THE/FATHER/OF THE/COUNTRY,/AND OF HER/CORDIAL, HABITUAL,/AND IMMOVABLE/ATTACHEMENT/TO THE/AMERICAN UNION. Description:  The stone is carved in relief with an emblem depicting two figures flanking a shield, one a farmer wearing boots and holding a shovel (left), the other a fisherman wearing hip boots and holding a fish. The shield is carved with the Maryland coat of arms. Beneath the emblem there is a banner incised with CRESCIT ET MULTIPLICAMMI. An inscription carved in relief surrounds the emblem. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Maryland Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Farm -- Farmer Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing Object -- Tool -- Shovel Animal -- Fish Emblem 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 Maryland donated the stone, which is located at the 80 ft. level. References:  Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 55. 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. 55. 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 78230035   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78230035 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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