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Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Cincinnati Commercial, Ohio, (sculpture). Artist:  Bolles, D., sculptor. Title:  Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Cincinnati Commercial, Ohio, (sculpture). Dates:  1850. Installed 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  2 x 4 ft. Inscription:  PRESENTED TO THE/WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT,/BY THE PROPRIETORS OF THE/CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL./J.W.S. BROWNE & L.G. CURTIS./1850 (Lower:) D. BOLLES SCULPT. signed Description:  The stone is carved in relief along the lower edge with two emblems, one depicting a compass and an L-shaped square with a G in the middle, and the other depicting a chain with three links. Above these emblems there is an incised inscription by the proprietors of the Cincinnati Commercial newspaper, J. W. S. Browne and L. G. Curtis. Subject:  Emblem Object -- Tool -- Compass Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist 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. J.W.S. Browne and L.G. Curtis, proprietors of the Cincinnati Commercial newspaper, donated the stone, which is located at the 250 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. 179. 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. 179. 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 78230152   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78230152 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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