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Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Deseret, (sculpture). Artist:  Ward, William, sculptor. Title:  Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Deseret, (sculpture). Dates:  1853. Installed 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  2 x 3 ft. Inscription:  HOLINESS TO THE LORD. / DESERET Description:  The stone is carved in relief with an image of an eye looking down on a beehive that rests atop a small stool in a garden. Above the eye, there is an arch made of carved leaves, with a relief image of a cornucopia in the left spandrel and a relief image of a bird in the right spandrel. Above the beehive an inscription carved in relief reads HOLINESS TO THE LORD, and below the beehive DESERET is carved in relief. Subject:  Emblem Allegory -- Place -- Utah Religion -- Mormonism Animal -- Insect -- Bee Animal -- Bird Object -- Other -- Cornucopia Object -- Foliage 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 Provisional State of Deseret donated the stone, which is located at the 220 ft. level. The limestone came from the San Pete quarries at Manti, Utah, The stone was carved in forty days by Mormon William Ward. In 1853 Mormon missionaries brought the stone across the country with a team of oxen. References:  Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 154. 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. 154. 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 78230128   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78230128 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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