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Portrait female -- Taylor, Ether Gibson
Homage -- Gibson, William T.
Homage -- Gibson, Laura F.
Homage -- Taylor, Ethel
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
Gravestone
Sculpture
Monument/Statue of Ether Gibson Taylor, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Monument/Statue of Ether Gibson Taylor, (sculpture).
Medium:
Statue: white marble; Base: granite; Sub-base: brick.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 54 x 40 x 26 in.; Base: approx. 45 x 64 x 48 in.
Inscription:
(Upper front of base, raised:) WILLIAM T. GIBSON/1840--1912. (Lower front of base, raised:) ETHER GIBSON, WIFE OF RICHARD H. TAYLOR,/1875-1896 (symbol) ETHEL, THEIR CHILD 1896-1897./"WHEN ANGELS BORE THE JEWELS HENCE/WE LAID THE CASKETS HERE." (On back of base:) GIBSON (On one side of lower base, raised:) GIBSON (On other side of base, raised:) LAURA F. GIBSON/1848--1902/TAYLOR unsigned
Description:
A female figure, possibly Ether Gibson Taylor, sits wearing late Victorian dress. There are either flowers or vines by her feet. The statue is atop an inscribed base.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Taylor, Ether Gibson -- Full length
Homage -- Gibson, William T.
Homage -- Gibson, Laura F.
Homage -- Taylor, Ethel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
City of Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery, 802 West Anderson, Savannah, Georgia 31401
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
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 GA000140
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000140
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