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    		• Unknown (Italian),
     
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    		• Roanoke Marble and Granite Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Rocky Mount
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
    Roanoke Marble and Granite Works, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Dec. 2, 1910.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: North Carolina granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 24 x 3 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base:) TO THE MEMORY OF/THE/CONFEDERATE DEAD/OF/FRANKLIN COUNTY/ERECTED JOINTLY/BY/JUBAL EARLY CHAPTER/U.D.C./AND/R.H. FISHBURNE/1861-1865 (Base is inscribed with the names of companies composed of Franklin County men)
    Description: 
    A Confederate soldier stands in a relaxed position with his proper right hand on his hip and his proper left hand on the barrel of his rifle. The gun stands vertically with butt on the ground. The soldier wears a wide-brimmed hat, a cape, a knee-length coat, and a belt with a buckle. The sculpture is mounted on a tall square base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Rocky Mount
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United Daughters of the Confederacy, General Jubal A. Early Chapter, Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151
    Located Courthouse, Courthouse lawn, Rocky Mount, Virginia
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is dedicated to the memory of the Confederate dead of Franklin County. The monument was funded jointly by the Jubal Early Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and R. H. Fishburne. The sculpture was ordered from Italy. The base and foundation were created by Roanoke Marble and Granite Works. IAS files contain a transcription of the base inscription listing the names of companies composed of Franklin County men. IAS files also contain excerpts from two unpublished papers found in the files of the Franklin County Public Library. For additional information see: Roanoke Times Sept. 10, 1910; Nov. 19, 1910; Dec. 1, 1910; Dec. 2, 1910; May 21, 1911; and May 26, 1912.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
    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 VA000432
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