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Figure -- Child
Homage -- Van Amringe, Sarah Ellis
State of Being -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Sarah Ellis Van Amringe Grave Marker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Sarah Ellis Van Amringe Grave Marker, (sculpture).
Dates:
After 1842.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 10 in.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 10 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on base:) SARAH ELLIS/Daughter of/GEO. O & ABBY VAN AMRINGE/Born November 20, 1842/DIED IN THIS TOWN unsigned
Description:
Low, square grave marker is topped with a sculpture of a sleeping child on a cushion with tassels at the corners. The head rests on a pillow and a shroud covers the legs. The figure lies on its proper right side with the head on the proper right arm. The proper left arm is under the shroud.
Subject:
Figure -- Child -- Full length
Homage -- Van Amringe, Sarah Ellis
State of Being -- Other -- Sleep
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Oakdale Cemetery Company, 520 North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Located Oakdale Cemetery, End of North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
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 NC000326
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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