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J. M. Sullivan Monument Company,
Portrait male -- Edgerton, Erastus
Homage -- Edgerton, Eliza C.
Homage -- Edgerton, Fanny
Homage -- Edgerton, Thomas A.
Homage -- Edgerton, Lois J.
Homage -- Edgerton, Nellie E.
Homage -- Wilcox, Elizabeth Edgerton
Homage -- Hildreth, Frank B.
Homage -- Edgerton, Mary A.
Homage -- Edgerton, Erastus Douglas
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
Gravestone
Sculpture
Edgerton Family Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
J. M. Sullivan Monument Company, founder.
Title:
Edgerton Family Memorial, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite, fieldstone.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 50 x 15 x 15 ft.
Inscription:
(Below bust:) EDGERTON (On west side of memorial:) ERASTUS S. EDGERTON/DECEMBER 9, 1816/APRIL 15, 1893/ELIZA C EDGERTON/HIS WIFE/MAY 24, 1822/JANUARY 13, 1895/FANNY/DAUGHTER OF/ERASTUS S & ELIZA C. EDGERTON/OCT. 5, 1857 - AUG. 12, 1858. (On north side of memorial:) THOMAS A. EDGERTON/BORN JUNE 26, 1819/DIED APRIL 3, 1887/LOIS J. EDGERTON/BORN DECEMBER 16, 1816/DIED APRIL 2, 1909/NELLIE E. EDGERTON/BORN JUNE 6, 1856/DIED JAN. 21, 1900. (On east side of memorial:) ELIZABETH EDGERTON WILCOX/BORN AUG. 6, 1821/DIED JUNE 11, 1911/FRANK B. HILDRETH/MAY 5, 1856 - JUNE 25, 1917/MARY A. EDGERTON/HIS WIFE/MAY 21, 1858 - DEC. 24, 1949/ERASTUS DOUGLAS EDGERTON/DEC. 9, 1852 - FEB. 7, 1903. unsigned
Description:
A tall granite obelisk rises out of an elaborately carved, stepped base. The base has pediments and carved columns on all four sides. On the front of the base is a niche. Inside the niche is a bronze portrait bust of Erastus Edgerton. He has a beard and wears a suit jacket and cravat. The granite memorial stands on a fieldstone support.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Edgerton, Erastus -- Bust
Homage -- Edgerton, Eliza C.
Homage -- Edgerton, Fanny
Homage -- Edgerton, Thomas A.
Homage -- Edgerton, Lois J.
Homage -- Edgerton, Nellie E.
Homage -- Wilcox, Elizabeth Edgerton
Homage -- Hildreth, Frank B.
Homage -- Edgerton, Mary A.
Homage -- Edgerton, Erastus Douglas
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Restricted Owner, Delaware County, New York
Remarks:
Cost of the memorial was $10,000.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0210, 1989.
Monumental News, Dec. 1894, pg. 605.
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 NY001367
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