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Homage -- Cutts, Mary E. E.
Homage -- Cutts, James Madison
Homage -- Cutts, Ellen Elizabeth
Homage -- Cutts, Richard
Homage -- Cutts, Martha Jefferson
Homage -- Cutts, Richard D.
Homage -- Cutts, Lucia Beverly
Figure female -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Cutts Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Cutts Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
After 1863.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
Overall: H. 14 ft.; Figure: H. 3 ft.; Base 15 in. 4 ft. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Front:) Mary E.E. Cutts / Daughter of A. P. and R. Cutts / Born Washington City Sept. 16, 1814 / Died Virginia, July 14, 1856 /-/ James Madison Cutts / Born Saco, Maine, July 29, 1805 / Died Washington City, May 11, 1863 /-/Ellen Elizabeth Wife of James Madison Cutts/ Died February 16, 1897. unsigned
Description:
The memorial features a draped female figure standing inside a small square gazebo, which has gabled roofs on each side that are adorned with decorative relief carvings. The female figure gazes toward heaven and holds a staff in her left hand.
Subject:
Homage -- Cutts, Mary E. E.
Homage -- Cutts, James Madison
Homage -- Cutts, Ellen Elizabeth
Homage -- Cutts, Richard
Homage -- Cutts, Martha Jefferson
Homage -- Cutts, Richard D.
Homage -- Cutts, Lucia Beverly
Figure female -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R Street, N.W., Lot 407 Washington, District of Columbia 20007
Remarks:
The memorial marks the burial site of Mary E.E. Cutts, James Madison Cutts, Ellen Elizabeth Cutts, Richard Cutts, Martha Jefferson Cutts, Richard D. Cutts, and Lucia Beverly Cutts. The lot was purchased by James Madison Cutts and Richard D. Cutts on Aug. 31, 1858.
References:
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
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 78250057
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Inventory of American Sculpture
78250057
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