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Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Fire Department of New York City, (sculpture). Artist:  Piatti, A., sculptor. Title:  Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Fire Department of New York City, (sculpture). Dates:  1850s. Installed 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Dimensions:  4 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. Inscription:  FIRE/DEPARTMENT/OF THE CITY/OF NEW YORK/INCORPORATED/20TH/ MARCH/1798. (Lower:) A. PIATTI SCULPTOR N.Y. signed Description:  The stone is carved in relief with an image depicting a seated female figure resting her left arm on a shield and handing a scroll with her right hand to a young man standing before her. Standing behind the young man is an angle holding a trumpet, and on the ground at her feet there are a fireman's hat and coat. On the opposite side of the seated female figure is a young boy reaching out toward the young man. Standing behind the child there is a female figure in classical drapery, her hand raised to her chest. In the background there is a temple with FIRE DEPARTMENT carved in relief across the front. Below the relief image there is an emblem carved in relief depicting a pair of crossed ladders, a coil of rope, a fire hose, a fire hat, a badge, and an axe. Flanking the emblem there is an inscription carved in relief. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Uniform Religion -- Angel Figure male -- Child Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Architecture exterior -- Classical -- Temple Emblem Object Type:  Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located National Mall, Adjacent to 14th Street, between Constitution Avenue, N.W. & Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  One of 193 commemorative stones set into the interior walls of the Washington Monument. The stones were donated by states, cities, towns, organizations, individuals, and foreign countries in honor of George Washington. The Fire Department of New York City donated the stone, which is located at the 260 ft. level. References:  Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 191. Illustration:  Image on file. Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 191. 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 78230164   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78230164 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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