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(Mary Rose Scott Monument), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Teich, Frank 1856-1939  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Betty Scott Youree Park Foundation P. O. Box 280 Marshall Texas 75671
Located Scottsville Cemetery and Park FM Road 1998 Scottsville Texas
Date:
1909
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Summary:
A sculpture of a young woman standing, holding a lily blossom in her proper right hand, and a stem with leaves and lilies in her proper left hand. An urn is set to her proper right, near her feet. The woman wears a long-sleeved, ankle-length gown and has long hair. She appears to be descending from the stepped base. Behind her, and to her proper right, on the top of the base's steps, rises an inscribed slab.
Topic:
Homage--Scott, Mary Rose  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Object--Flower--Lily  Search this
Object--Other--Vase  Search this
Control number:
IAS TX000721
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_333623