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Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Sons of Temperance, Grand Division of Illinois, (sculpture). Artist:  Beaumont, J. B., sculptor. Title:  Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Sons of Temperance, Grand Division of Illinois, (sculpture). Dates:  1855. Installed 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Dimensions:  3 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  Presented by the Grand Division/on behalf of the Sons of Temper-/ance of Illinois January 1, 1855 Description:  The stone is carved in relief with three vertical rows of emblems depicting on the left, crossed hammers, a yoke, and an unfurled scroll with a quill pen, and on the right, a pair of crossed keys, a pair of crossed staffs, and a pair of crossed swords. In the center of the stone there is a circular emblem depicting a star inside a triangle, inside a ring that is carved in relief with an inscription reading: GRAND DIVISION STATE OF ILLINOIS JAN. 8,1847 S. OF T. Inside the ring there is a small carved banner bearing the words LOVE PURITY & FIDELITY. Above this emblem there is an eye and below it there is an open Bible. Along the lower half of the stone there is an inscription carved in relief. Subject:  Emblem Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Other -- Writing Tool Object -- Other -- Key Dress -- Accessory -- Cane Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object -- Written Matter -- Bible 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 Sons of Temperance, Grand Division of Illinois donated the stone, which is located at the 210 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. 145. 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. 145. 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 78230120   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78230120 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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