Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Massachusetts, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 84; Image on file.; Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 82.; I.O.O.F./MASSACHUSETTS.; 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.
Summary: The stone is carved in relief with an emblem in each corner, an inscription carved in relief in the middle, and a chain with three links carved in relief below the inscription. The corners contain the following emblems carved in relief: an open book in the upper left corner; an open hand with a heart on the palm in the lower left corner; a row of three column in the lower right corner; and a bow and arrows in the upper right corner. Around the outer edges the stone is carved with a border.

Owner/Location: Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia; Located National Mall Adjacent to 14th Street, between Constitution Avenue, N.W. & Independence Avenue, S.W Washington District of Columbia

Topic: Emblem--Heart; Object--Written Matter--Book; Object--Weapon--Bow and Arrow; Architecture--Detail--Column; Figure--Fragment--Hand