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Unknown (English),
Homage -- Fox, Sarah Mary
Homage -- Fox, Charles James (1835-1922)
Homage -- Fox, Charles James (1874-1967)
Homage -- Fox, Mary Beatrice
Homage -- Fox, Constance Praeger
Homage -- Williams, Cecily Beatrice Fox
Ethnic -- British
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Altadena
Decorative arts
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Octagonal Sepulchre), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (English), sculptor. (possibly by)
Title:
(Octagonal Sepulchre), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1924. Installed 1924.
Medium:
Sculpture: Tennessee white marble; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 43 in. x W. 28 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 in. x 27 in.
Inscription:
(On northwest side of base, below sepulchre door:) (inscription illegible) (Clockwise on seven other sides of base:) (Side one:) Charles James/FOX/1874-1967 (Side two:) Mary Beatrice/FOX/1876-1976 (Side three:) SARAH MARY FOX/Dartmouth, England 1845 Fox Ridges 1944 (Side four:) GOD IS A SPIRIT WORSHIP HIM/IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH (Side five:) Charles James FOX/Dartmouth, England 1835/California 1881-1922 (Side six:) Cecily Beatrice/FOX Williams April 1906 Oct. 6 1939/Constance PRAEGER/FOX 1881-1951 unsigned
Description:
An octagonal sepulchre atop a flared pedestal. The urn is decorated with acanthus leaves at the top; and columns at each corner. The pedestal is adorned with floral rosettes in a criss-cross pattern. The piece rests on a two-tiered octagonal base.
Subject:
Homage -- Fox, Sarah Mary
Homage -- Fox, Charles James (1835-1922)
Homage -- Fox, Charles James (1874-1967)
Homage -- Fox, Mary Beatrice
Homage -- Fox, Constance Praeger
Homage -- Williams, Cecily Beatrice Fox
Ethnic -- British
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Altadena
Decorative arts
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Pasadena Cemetery Association, 2400 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Altadena, California 91001
Located Mountain View Cemetery, 2300 North Marengo, Lot 1805/1845, Altadena, California
Remarks:
The sepulchre remembers six members of the Fox family, including Charles James Fox, Mary Beatrice Fox, Cecily Beatrice Fox Williams, and Constance Praeger Fox. Sarah Mary Fox and Charles James Fox were born in Dartmouth, England, in 1845 and 1835, respectively. James died in California in 1922 and Sarah died in Fox Ridges in 1944. The sepulchre is probably from England.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001209
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