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Steinmetz, A.,
Homage -- Robertson, Mary Olive
Homage -- Robertson, English Flyn
Religion -- Angel
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Columbia
Gravestone
Sculpture
Marker for the Children of T.J. and M.O. Robertson, (sculpture).
Artist:
Steinmetz, A., sculptor.
Title:
Marker for the Children of T.J. and M.O. Robertson, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1864.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12.5 ft. x 35 in. x 35 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 45 x 45 in.
Inscription:
A. STEINMETZ./PHILA.PA. (On front of base:) CHILDREN OF/T.J. & M.O./ROBERTSON/-/"THESE LOVELY FLOWERS SO YOUNG SO FAIR./CALLED HENCE BY EARLY DOOM:/JUST CAME TO EARTH,TO SHOW HOW SWEET/FLOWERS IN HEAVEN COULD BLOOM." (On proper left side of pedestal:) MARY OLIVE/DIED/DEC. 15TH 1864/AGED/4 YEARS & 2 MONTHS (On proper right side of pedestal:) ENGLISH FLYN/DIED/DEC. 13TH/1864,/AGED/5 YEARS. 11 MO. & 15 DAYS signed
Description:
Two angels standing side by side and leaning against a rugged cross. Angels are nude except for some drapery. One of the angels has her hands clasped in front and the other holds a wreath of flowers in the proper right hand while proper left arm extends overhead with proper left hand in a fist. The sculpture is on a square marble pedestal which is set on a marble base.
Subject:
Homage -- Robertson, Mary Olive
Homage -- Robertson, English Flyn
Religion -- Angel
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Other -- Wreath
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Columbia
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Elmwood Cemetery, 501 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000168
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Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000168
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