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Architecture -- Boat
Occupation -- Industry
Animal -- Whale
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Tool
Homage -- Howell, John E.
Homage -- Payne, Charles W.
Homage -- Harlow, Stratton H.
Homage -- Glover, Alfred C.
Homage -- Topping, Richard S.
Homage -- Pierson, William H.
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Sag Harbor
Relief
Gravestone
Sculpture
Broken Mast Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Broken Mast Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1856.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.
Inscription:
(On east side of monument:) To commemorate/that noble enterprise/The Whale Fishery/And a tribute of lasting respect/to those bold and enterprising Ship Masters/Sons of Southhampton/who periled their lives/in a daring profession/And perished in actual encounter/With the Monsters of the Deep/Entombed in the ocean they live in our memory. (On south side of monument:) John E. Howell/Born March 2, 1813/Died July 23, 1840/While engaged in the Whale Fishery/In the Pacific Ocean/In command of the Ship France/He lost his life/In an encounter with a sperm whale/In the 28th year of his age/Erected by/Nathan P. Gilbert and Augustus/In rememberance (sic) of their brother/1856
(On north side of monument:) Capt. Charles W. Payne/Master of the Ship Fanny/Died in the Atlantic Ocean/Jan'y 4, 1838/In the 30th year of his age/Stratton H. Harlow/Master of the Ship/Daniel Webster/Died in the Pacific Ocean/Oct.31.1838/In the 27th. year of his age/Alfred C. Glover/Master of the Ship Acasta/Died in the Atlantic Ocean/Jan'y 14.1836/In the 29th. year of his age/Richard S. Topping/Of Bridge Hampton/Master of the Ship Thorn/Died in the Atlantic Ocean/February 1, 1838./In the 29th. year of his age/William H. Pierson/Of Bridge Hampton/Master of the Ship American/Died in the Pacific Ocean/June 4. 1846/In the 30th. year of his age
Description:
A relief depicting whaling is located on the west side of a white marble monument. The relief shows whale ships in the offing; harpooned whales; whales being lanced; whale boats shattered by the whale; and men climbing to their broken boats and being rescued from the sea. The marble monument is surmounted by a broken ship mast. A cable is coiled around the mast. Harpoons, lances and blubber spades are carved in relief around the cap stone of the monument. The monument rests on a white marble base.
Subject:
Architecture -- Boat -- Detail
Occupation -- Industry -- Whaling
Animal -- Whale
Object -- Weapon -- Spear
Object -- Tool -- Shovel
Homage -- Howell, John E.
Homage -- Payne, Charles W.
Homage -- Harlow, Stratton H.
Homage -- Glover, Alfred C.
Homage -- Topping, Richard S.
Homage -- Pierson, William H.
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Sag Harbor
Relief
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Oakland Cemetery, Jermaine Avenue & Suffolk Street, Sag Harbor, New York
Remarks:
The monument honors whaling ship masters from Southampton who died from 1836-1846. The monument was restored in 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
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 NY000978
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