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Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Vermont, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Vermont, (sculpture). Dates:  1850s. Installed 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Vermont marble. Dimensions:  4 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  VERMONT Description:  The stone is carved in relief with the Vermont state seal depicting rays of sun emanating from behind a decorative circular border containing an image of a cow standing by a tree and a shaft of wheat. At the top of the decorative circular border there is a profile view of a stag. Flanking the base of the circular border are leafy branches, with a ribbon banner below incised with FREEDOM AND UNITY. Letters spelling out VERMONT are carved in relief at the top of the stone. Subject:  Emblem -- Seal Animal -- Cattle Animal -- Deer Landscape -- Farm Landscape -- Tree Allegory -- Place -- Vermont 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 Vermont donated the stone, which is located at the 170 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. 120. 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. 120. 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 78230096   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78230096 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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