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McNeely & Company,
Object -- Musical Instrument
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Terre Haute
Sculpture
The Cairn, (sculpture).
Artist:
McNeely & Company, founder.
Title:
The Cairn, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Chapel Bell and Stonework from Orphans Home, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Dec. 1, 1974.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone, steel, bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 13 ft. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 2 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(On bell and mount:) McNEELY & CO. WEST TROY, N.Y. (On vertical stone slab:) SCHOOL (On semicircular stone:) ERECTED/1883 (On two pieces of concave stone:) CHAP/EL Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An open steel frame, tall and rectangular in shape, encases stone fragments of an old building. The fragments are carved; some are rectangular in shape, others are semi-circular arched fragments. At the top of the stone pieces, still within the steel framework, is mounted a bronze bell. The sculpture stands on a concrete base.
Subject:
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Terre Haute
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 5500 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Indiana 47803
Located Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Southeast of Deming Hall, Terre Haute, Indiana
Remarks:
Nearby plaque: "This Cairn housing the chapel bell and stonework from the original Rose Orphans Home has been erected in honor of Chauncey Rose for Josephus Collett and Robert S. Cox, original Board members, Rose Polytechnic Institute, by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Cox. December 1, 1974." McNeely & Company founded the bell.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN001068
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