Rosa Anne Grosvenor Monument, (sculpture).

Rosa Anne Grosvenor Monument, (sculpture).

Cassoni & Isold Company, carver.

Rosa Anne Grosvenor Monument, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: white marble; Base: white marble and gray granite.

Sculpture: approx. 56 x 60 x 36 in.; Base: approx. 14 x 73 x 49 in.

(On lower left:) Casoni & Isola (sic) (On front:) ROSA ANNE GROSVENOR/DAUGHTER OF/HON JAMES B. AND ALICE MASON/AND WIFE OF/WILLIAM GROSVENOR./BORN NOVEMBER 10, 1817./DIED APRIL 12, 1871 (On base, right:) "CALM ON THE BOSOM OF THE GOD/FAIR SPIRIT! REST THEE NOW!/E'N WHILE WITH US THY FOOTSTEPS TROD./HIS SEAL WAS ON THY BROW. (On base, left:) DUST TO ITS NARROW HOUSE BENEATH!/SOUL TO ITS PLACE ON HIGH!/THEY THAT MAY HAVE SEEN THY LOOK IN DEATH,/NO MORE MAY FEAR TO DIE." signed

Box tomb set on a tiered base. An urn stands on top, overflowing with garlands, morning glories and ivy, which drape the sides and edges of the structure.

Homage -- Grosvenor, Rosa Anne

Landscape -- Plant -- Garland

Landscape -- Plant -- Morning Glory

Landscape -- Plant -- Ivy

Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence

Swan Point Cemetery, 585 Blackstone Boulevard, Forest Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1994.

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