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Margaret Fuller Ossoli Monument, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Ossoli, Margaret Fuller  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Mt. Auburn Cemetery Pyrola Path, lot 2250 Cambridge Massachusetts
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1998.
Summary:
An arch-shaped marble gravestone adorned on the front with a round relief containing a profile portrait head of Margaret Fuller Ossoli. The portrait is framed by two bands of oak leaves, a sword on the lower left side, and a book on the lower right side. At the top of the monument is a small marble cross and at the bottom of the monument is a large bronze inscription plaque.
Topic:
Portrait female--Head  Search this
Object--Weapon--Sword  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77000588
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_10684