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Portrait female -- Fletcher, Anna Cedelle
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Flower
Dress -- Ceremonial
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- McColl
Sculpture
(Angel of Fletcher Cemetery), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Angel of Fletcher Cemetery), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1925-1926.
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 26 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 25 x 66 1/2 x 48 in.
Inscription:
(On headstone, raised:) ANNA CEDELLE (On foot marker:) ANNA C. FLETCHER/DEC. 19, 1893/FEB. 22, 1925 unsigned
Description:
Young female figure that may be Anna Cedelle Fletcher (1893-1925), wearing long gown with square neck and eyelet border. Her wavy hair is parted in the middle and hangs loose below her shoulders. She holds a stem of lilies balanced against her proper left arm as she descends three steps. Both her hands are broken off at the wrists. Her gown hangs in folds over the steps which are flanked by two flower planters. Behind her is an inscribed headstone decorated with a relief of lilies.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Fletcher, Anna Cedelle -- Full length
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Flower -- Lily
Dress -- Ceremonial -- Wedding Dress
Object Type:
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- McColl
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Fletcher Cemetery, Off Highway 381 North, McColl, South Carolina
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
Anna Cedelle Fletcher (1893-1925), was the daughter of John C. Fletcher, a wealthy planter from the area. She is said to have died just prior to her wedding. The dress depicted on figure may be a copy of her wedding dress.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
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 SC000106
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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