(Gravestone, Recumbent Dog, Pet Cemetery), (sculpture).

(Gravestone, Recumbent Dog, Pet Cemetery), (sculpture).

Ballet, G., sculptor.

(Gravestone, Recumbent Dog, Pet Cemetery), (sculpture).

1901. Dedicated between 1902 and 1916.

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Sculpture: white marble; Base: marble.

Sculpture: approx. 15 x 77 x 39 cm.

(On base at lower left corner, incised lettering:) G. BALLET/1901 signed

A pet gravestone depicting a sleeping dog on a rectangular base.

State of Being -- Other -- Sleep

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Canandaigua

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion, 151 Charlotte Street, Pet Cemetery, northwest of entrance to Rock Garden, Canandaigua, New York 14424

Formerly in the collection of Thompson, Mary Clark, Canandaigua, New York

The gravestone was formerly in the collection of Mary Clark Thompson and is located at Sonnenberg Gardens (the former Thompson summer residence) which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The gravestone was originally sited at another location before being relocated to the pet cemetery. The cemetery is near the entrance to the Rock Garden, one of nine gardens created between 1902 and 1916. Two adjacent stones in pet cemetery read "Como" and "Vera."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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