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Ball, Thomas,
Figure group
Religion -- Angel
Allegory -- Death
Allegory -- Quality
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Other
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
Sculpture
Chickering Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ball
,
Thomas
,
1819-1911
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Chickering Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Angel of Death Unveiling the Eyes of Faith, (sculpture).
Dates:
1872.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On sculpture, just below figures:) "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for/the evidence of things not seen." (On front of base:) CHICKERING unsigned
Description:
The gravestone is topped by an angel standing beside a kneeling female figure. The angel holds torch in his proper left hand and with his proper right hand, he removes the veil covering the head of the female figure. The female figure holds a cross to her breast with her proper right hand. The figures rest atop a tall square base adorned on the front with a round relief depicting a seated female figure holding a harp in her lap.
Subject:
Figure group
Religion -- Angel
Allegory -- Death
Allegory -- Quality -- Faith
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Other -- Torch
Object Type:
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
Sculpture
Owner:
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Magnolia Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 76008835
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76008835
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