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    		• Bell & Packie,
     
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    		• Homage -- Burgwin, J. H. K.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
     
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    		• Obelisk
     
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    J. H. K. Burgwin Obelisk, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bell & Packie, fabricator.
    Title: 
    J. H. K. Burgwin Obelisk, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1847.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 13 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 13 1/2 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    Bell & Packie, Balt. MD (On front below shield:) ER FIDELIS/BURGWIN (On right face:) J. H. K. BURGWIN/CAPT. 1ST REGIMENT/U. S. DRAGOONS./BORN JULY 1ST 1810/DIED FEBY. 7TH 1847/SEM FIDELIS/PUEBLA DE TAOS/FEBY. 4TH 1847 Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Obelisk stands on a tiered pedestal and flat base. There is a shield on the front with a dog insignia topped by a dragon-like creature.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Burgwin, J. H. K.
    Occupation -- Military -- Captain
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
    Gravestone
    Obelisk
    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 NC000334
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