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    		• S. E. Filley,
     
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    		• Religion -- Angel
     
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    		• Homage -- Thompson,
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Starbrick
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    Thompson Burial Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    S. E. Filley, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Thompson Burial Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1877.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: marble; Base: marble and sandstone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3 x 1.5 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 3 x 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Lower right front of base:) S. E. FILLEY YOUNGSVILLE, PA (On rear of base:) MERTIE MAY/DAUGHTER OF JAMES & DELLU A./THOMPSON/DIED SEPT. 8, 1875/AGED 10 MOS. 6 DS. (On front of arch:) ROBERT THOMPSON/DIED MARCH 10, 1877/AGED 60 YEARS (Sandstone plinth:) THOMPSON Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A marble arch, topped by a winged angel holding an open book or tablets. The arch is placed atop a sandstone plinth.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Angel
    Homage -- Thompson,
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Starbrick
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Westview Cemetery, Behind Emmanuel Baptist Church, Starbrick, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain obituary for Robert Thompson, from Warren Mail, March 13, 1877.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001798
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