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(Finials on Pavilion), (sculpture). Artist:  Woodwell, Joseph, 1807-1898, sculptor. Title:  (Finials on Pavilion), (sculpture). Dates:  1831. Medium:  Wood. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Each approx.: H. 30 in. x Diam. 15 in. Description:  Two finials, each consisting of an urn piled high with flowers and fruit. Subject:  Object -- Other -- Vase Object -- Flower Object -- Fruit Object Type:  Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, P. O. Box 1026, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Remarks:  Seven finials were originally ordered by George Rapp of the Harmony Society, to decorate the top of a pavilion intended for housing a sculpture of Harmonie by William Rush (see IAS record number PA000702). Each finial included an urn, but no two urns were identical. One finial was larger than the other six and was intended for the top of the pavilion. IAS files contain correspondence from Daniel B. Reibel, curator of Old Economy, to Dr. Karl J. R. Arndt, Department of German, Clark University, dated Jan. 7, 1975, and an excerpt from "Art in Nineteenth-Century Pittsburgh," Pittsburgh: McCullough Communications, 1977, which suggest the finials may not have been installed on the pavilion. IAS files also contain correspondence dated Jan. 6, 1992 from R. V. Shepherd, Jr., director of Old Economy Village to William H. Woodwell and newspaper articles from The Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) May 1831; and the Times Weekly, July 16, 1964. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Model for: IAS PA000705. 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 PA000704   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000704 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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