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    		• F.A.B.,
     
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    		• Animal -- Portrait
     
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    		• Animal -- Dog
     
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    		• Homage -- Lee, George W.
     
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    		• Homage -- Lee, Marilla
     
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    		• Homage -- Lee, Martha
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Haverhill
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Turk, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    F.A.B., founder.
    Title: 
    Turk, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Our Dog Turk, (sculpture).
    G. W. Lee Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1850-1860s.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: brownstone, painted; Base: marble and granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 2 x 3 x 0.5 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 3 x 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base, incised:) GEORGE W. LEE/DIED AUG. 22, 1878 AGED 70 YRS./G. W. LEE/MARILLA, WIFE OF G. W. LEE/DIED DEC. 6, 1837, AGED 26 YRS. (On left side of base:) MARTHA LEE/Died Jan.22 1862/Aged 80 Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    The gravestone of G. W. Lee and his wife Marilla is topped by a portrait of their dog Turk. The sculpture is painted black.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Portrait -- Turk
    Animal -- Dog
    Homage -- Lee, George W.
    Homage -- Lee, Marilla
    Homage -- Lee, Martha
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Haverhill
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Linwood Cemetery, Eastern Avenue & Mill Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 MA000090
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