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(Eliza Smith & Mary Smith Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Eliza Smith & Mary Smith Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite (?). Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 13 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 12 ft. x 2 ft. Inscription:  (On column on left, above the relief panel:) 1840 (On center column, below the seal of confederate flag:) 1861-1865/GREAT SEAL/THE CONFEDERATE FLAG/(inscriptions) (On column on right, above the relief panel:) 1861 unsigned Description:  Sculpture consists of tall center stone column with the seal of confederate flag at top and inscriptions below it. The center column is flanked by two angled stone columns, one on each side. The column on the left has a relief panel depicting a standing female figure dressed in pioneer dress and holding a baby in her arms. The second female figure is sitting in a chair, also dressed in the same fashion and reaching out for the baby. The relief panel on the column on the right side depicts a woman handing a flag to a soldier who is saluting the flag. There is a group of soldiers behind him and a group of women behind her waving at the soldiers. Subject:  Homage -- Smith, Eliza Sydnor Nelme Homage -- Smith, Mary Bennett Figure group Emblem -- Seal Object -- Other -- Flag History -- United States -- Civil War Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wadesboro Sculpture Owner:  Anson County Courthouse, Greene & Martin Streets, P. O. Box 1064, Wadesboro, North Carolina 28140 Remarks:  Gift of William Alexander Smith to his mother Eliza Syndor Nelme Smith and to Mary Bennett Smith, Nannie Flak Smith. Inscriptions on center column indicate that the memorial is to women of the confederacy. IAS files contain text of inscriptions on the sculpture as well as text of nearby plaque. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North 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 NC000171   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000171 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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