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E. J. McCarthy & Sons,
Emblem -- Cross
Religion -- Christianity
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Hardeeville
Sculpture
Huguenot Cross at Purrysburgh, South Carolina, (sculpture).
Artist:
E. J. McCarthy & Sons, fabricator.
Title:
Huguenot Cross at Purrysburgh, South Carolina, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 4, 1941.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 43 x 37 x 10 in.; Base: approx. 20 x 27 x 25 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on base:) ERECTED A.D. 1941/BY/THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY/OF/SOUTH CAROLINA (Incised on base, reverse:) THE SITE OF PURRYSBURGH/THE SETTLEMENT OF SWISS AND HUGUENOTS/ESTABLISHED HERE IN 1733
Description:
A thick cross with a simple cross incised into its surface stands on a triangular base.
Subject:
Emblem -- Cross
Religion -- Christianity
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Hardeeville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Huguenot Society of South Carolina, 25 Chalmers Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401
Located Intersection of South Carolina Highways 203 & 34, west of the Savannah River, Hardeeville, South Carolina
Remarks:
Sculpture commemorates settlement of the Swiss and Huguenots in South Carolina. The inscriptions were prepared by Katherine Mazyck and Samuel G. Stoney. The sculpture surveyed is a replacement for the two which were stolen. IAS files contain an excerpt from "Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina," no. 46.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
Illustration:
"Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina," no. 46, Charleston, SC: The Society, 1941, frontpiece.
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 SC000184
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Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000184
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