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Duncan Cameron Marker, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (British), sculptor. (possibly by) Title:  Duncan Cameron Marker, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1790. Relocated 1909. Medium:  Brownstone. Dimensions:  Approx. 3 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 7 in. Inscription:  (On front face:) IN/MEMORY OF/DUNCAN CAMERON,/[illegible] TO MALCOLM CAMERON;/COOPER IN GREENLOCK,/NORTH BRITAIN,/WHO DIED DEC. 7TH, 1790 /AGED 22 YEARS./TO WHOSE MEMORY THIS IS ERECTED BY HIS SURVIVING PARENTS. (On reverse face, on banner above relief:) SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT unsigned Description:  Sculpture is a rectangular grave marker for Duncan Cameron with a scrolled decorative top. The front face contains the inscription. The reverse contains a relief of Masonic symbols. Subject:  Homage -- Cameron, Duncan Ethnic -- British Occupation -- Service -- Repairman Emblem -- Masonic Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington Gravestone Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Oakdale Cemetery Company, 520 North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Located Oakdale Cemetery, End of North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Provenance:  Formerly located St. James Church Cemetery, East side of 4th Street between Market & Dock, Wilmington, North Carolina ca. 1790-1909. Remarks:  The marker honoring Duncan Cameron is believed to have been carved in England. It is reportedly the oldest marker in Oakdale Cemetery. On November 26, 1909, the marker and the remains of Duncan Cameron were discovered by workmen excavating ground at 4th Street between Market and Dock for the construction of a residence. The site was once the churchyard of St. James Church. The marker and the remains were then moved to Oakland Cemetery. IAS files include an excerpt from the Tony P. Wrenn's book, "Wilmington, North Carolina: An Architectural and Historical Portrait," Charlottesville: Univ. of Virginia Press, 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Wrenn, Tony P., "Wilmington, North Carolina: An Architectural and Historical Portrait," Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1984, pg. 299. 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 NC000337   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000337 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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