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    Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Idaho, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Tourtellote and Hummel, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Idaho, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1928. Installed 1928.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Limestone, lead, and bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    2 x 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    IDAHO/MCMXXVIII
    Description: 
    The stone is carved in relief with letters spelling out IDAHO. Surrounding the stone is a lead frame adorned with bronze rosettes at each corner. The lower part of the lead frame is incised with MCMXXVIII.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Place -- Idaho
    Object Type: 
    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 State of Idaho donated the stone, which is located at the 400 ft. level. The stone was designed by Tourtellote and Hummel architects, Boise, Idaho.
    References: 
    Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 219.
    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. 219.
    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 78230192
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