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    Davies' Tomb, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Davies' Tomb, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1857.
    Medium: 
    Angel: stone; Cherubs: marble; Mausoleum: concrete and stone; Fountain: iron; Chairs: iron; Fence: iron and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Angel: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 11 in. x 1 ft. 10 in.; Cherubs: approx. 2 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. x 1 ft.; Mausoleum: 14 ft. 2 in. x 27 ft. 6 in. x 12 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Upper facade of mausoleum, raised:) 1857/J.W.Davies unsigned
    Description: 
    A mausoleum with a female angel on the peaked facade. The mausoleum is in the side of a hill, with its roof at ground level, and a sloped, submerged courtyard in front with flanking walls. The angel stands overlooking the courtyard wearing windswept, sleeveless robes. Her proper left hand is uplifted and once held an object, and a trumpet is by her side in her proper right hand. She stands on a swirl of clouds, with inscriptions on the facade below her. On the lower section of mausoleum facade is a decorative frontispiece with an arched doorway. Within the courtyard are a fountain, two wide chairs, a planter, and a small sculpture of two cherubs. The mausoleum and courtyard are enclosed by an iron fence with concrete posts. The mausoleum is for J. W. Davies.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Davies, J. W.
    Architecture -- Monument -- Tomb
    Religion -- Angel
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
    Architectural component
    Fountain
    Gravestone
    Bench
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Hollywood Cemetery, 412 South Cherry Street, Richmond, Virginia 23220
    Remarks: 
    Tomb of J. W. Davies.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia 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 VA000290
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