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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Palmer, Erastus Dow,     Homage -- Olcott, Lucia Marvin     Homage -- Olcott, Emma S. M.     Homage -- Olcott, John Marvin     Homage -- Olcott, Charles Marvin     Figure male -- Child     Figure group     Religion -- Angel     Object -- Written Matter     Object -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York     Relief     Gravestone     Sculpture

Lucia Marvin Olcott Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Palmer, Erastus Dow, 1817-1904, sculptor. Title:  Lucia Marvin Olcott Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Remembrance, (sculpture). Mother and Infants, (sculpture). Dates:  1851. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone and marble. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 9 ft. 1 in.; "Remembrance" sculpture: approx. H. 43 1/2 in.; "Mother and Infants" relief: approx. H. 25 1/2 in. x W. 21 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Front of monument, below relief, raised lettering:) OLCOTT (On side of monument:) LUCIA MARVIN/WIFE OF THOMAS OLCOTT/DIED/AUGUST 1850/AGED 29 YEARS (Other side of monument, on sunken tablet, raised lettering:) EMMA S.M.OLCOTT/BORN/JANY. 20, 1849,/DIED/OCT. 2, 1865./--- (Back of monument:) JOHN MARVIN OLCOTT/DIED/MAY 10, 1846,/AGED 9 MONTHS/--CHARLES MARVIN OLCOTT,/DIED/JAN. 10, 1848. unsigned Description:  A monument with a massive, square, stone block with a two-stepped lower section is topped by a cornice, under which is a molding of dentil-like forms and rosettes. On the top of the block is "Remembrance," a marble sculpture of a standing nude boy writing on a tablet as he leans on a draped urn. On the front of the block is "Mother and Infants," a marble bas-relief, in profile, embedded in a pentagonally-shaped area. On the lower left side is a female with shoulder-length hair, a long dress and wings, ascending towards two nude infants, or perhaps two little angels, that float above her on the upper right side of the relief. Subject:  Homage -- Olcott, Lucia Marvin Homage -- Olcott, Emma S. M. Homage -- Olcott, John Marvin Homage -- Olcott, Charles Marvin Figure male -- Child -- Nude Figure group Religion -- Angel Object -- Written Matter Object -- Other -- Vase Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York Relief Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Restricted Owner, Albany County, New York Remarks:  The monument marks the graves of Lucia Marvin Olcott, wife of Thomas Olcott, and her two infant sons, John Marvin and Charles Marvin. Monument also marks the grave of Emma S. M. Olcott, who died in 1865. The "Remembrance" sculpture was created in 1851, and it is likely that the "Mother and Infants" relief was created at the same time. The monument was in place by 1857. The relief represents the ascension of the mother, who is met in the air by two little angels, her children who died before her. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Webster, J. Carson, "Erastus D. Palmer," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1983, pg. 140. Illustration:  Image on file. Webster, J. Carson, "Erastus D. Palmer," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1983, pl. 30 and 31. 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 NY000479   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000479 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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