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Collection: Art and Sculpture

UserNotePageWorkCollectionTime
Elizabeth Casner
Elizabeth CasnerThank you for pointing that out! I've made the change.1856-05-24 Adams Statue: Shipping Invoice from Pakenham Hooker & Co. and Randolph Rogers (page 1)1856-05-24 Adams Statue: Shipping Invoice from Pakenham Hooker & Co. and Randolph Rogers, 1831.039.005-006Mount Auburn Cemetery
isolotus71
isolotus71The date in the title for this is incorrect, it is not 1856-03-24. It should be 1856-05-24.1856-05-24 Adams Statue: Shipping Invoice from Pakenham Hooker & Co. and Randolph Rogers (page 1)1856-05-24 Adams Statue: Shipping Invoice from Pakenham Hooker & Co. and Randolph Rogers, 1831.039.005-006Mount Auburn Cemetery
isolotus71
isolotus71I made a small edit, Chi Ro instead of "PX". 1845-04-21 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Ballantine & Allan to Jacob Bigelow (page 3)1845-04-21 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Ballantine & Allan to Jacob Bigelow, 1831.041.001-002Mount Auburn Cemetery
KathleenFox
KathleenFoxNote: messy scratch-outs in second paragraph unclear1845-11-29_ReportonStoryFund-p3_1831_034_0071845-11-29 Trustee Committee Report on the Joseph Story Fund, 1831.034.007Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowI've got all the words but one1851-03-31 Story Statue: William W. Story to the Trustees (page 1)1851-03-31 Story Statue: William W. Story to the Trustees, 1831.039.004-016Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowNeed to look at original to find the pick up location1858-10-21 Otis Statue: Thomas J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue (page 1)1858-10-21 Otis Statue: Thomas J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1831.039.006-011Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowCheck Vol 2 TM June 1, 1855 for word that looks like "bear"1855 Story Statue: Extracts from Records of Trustees, 1851-1855 (page 4)1855 Story Statue: Extracts from Records of Trustees, 1851-1855, 1831.039.004-015Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowNeed some help with the table1852-10-01 Story Statue: Statement of the Fund for the Statue of the Late Chief Justice Story (page 1)1852-10-01 Story Statue: Statement of the Fund for the Statue of the Late Chief Justice Story, 1831.039.004-011Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowGot them. All set now - thanks!1855-04-21 Story Statue: Memorial of Subscribers to Story Statue Fund (page 1)1855-04-21 Story Statue: Memorial of Subscribers to Story Statue Fund, 1831.039.004-010Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowIt should be written as on page: Com. and Comee. Editors will add the superscript so it reads like this: Com<sup>ee</sup>1855 Story Statue: Extracts from Records of Trustees, 1851-1855 (page 3)1855 Story Statue: Extracts from Records of Trustees, 1851-1855, 1831.039.004-015Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowYes - WWStory offered to resign the commission1855 Story Statue: Extracts from Records of Trustees, 1851-1855 (page 1)1855 Story Statue: Extracts from Records of Trustees, 1851-1855, 1831.039.004-015Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowIt's inst.1848 Story Statue: Doings of the Trustees, 1845-1848 (page 1)1848 Story Statue: Doings of the Trustees, 1845-1848, 1831.039.004-004Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowWW Story's thank you letter to Mt Aub for commission1846-01-19 Story Statue: William W. Story to Jacob Bigelow (page 1)1846-01-19 Story Statue: William W. Story to Jacob Bigelow, 1831.039.004-001Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowFascinating defining of "embellishment"1854 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Legal Opinion on Statuary Appropriation (page 09)1854 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Legal Opinion on Statuary Appropriation, 1831.039.002Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowLearned two new vocabulary words today - adscititious [archaic] and adventitious1854 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Legal Opinion on Statuary Appropriation (page 08)1854 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Legal Opinion on Statuary Appropriation, 1831.039.002Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowThis quote caught my eye!"...of a collection of mere curiosities, or relics of ancient times, however much they might "embellish" the place, in one sense would not, in our judgment, be such "embellishments" of the Cemetery as this Section of the A...1854 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Legal Opinion on Statuary Appropriation (page 04)1854 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Legal Opinion on Statuary Appropriation, 1831.039.002Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowCan't make out [...pill?] in Boston - Where would a crate of statue from Italy be picked up?1858-10-21 Otis Statue: Thomas J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue (page 1)1858-10-21 Otis Statue: Thomas J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1831.039.006-011Mount Auburn Cemetery
mjcurran
mjcurranvol. 2 [h?].83+[g?]Statuary: Minority Report, 1831.039.003-003 p111856-04-21 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Minority Report, 1831.039.003-003Mount Auburn Cemetery
mjcurran
mjcurranthe convention throughout this document is to put the first word of the next page at the the bottom of the preceding page. Is this a subscript or another line of text? also, I'm not sure about the name Narro. Could it be Navro?Statuary: Minority Report, 1831.039.003-003 p101856-04-21 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Minority Report, 1831.039.003-003Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowI've struggled with this line - pretty sure it reads balance "to the Corporation of this account," abbreviated as Cor1868-02-21 Story Statue: From George William Bond (page 1)1868-02-21 Story Statue: Letter from George William Bond, 1831.039.004-003Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowshould be done now1856-05-21 Otis Statue: Thomas Crawford to Jacob Bigelow, Notice of Draft (page 1)1856-05-21 Otis Statue: Thomas Crawford to Jacob Bigelow, Notice of Draft, 1831.039.006-004Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowthanks for transcribing!1858-10-21 Otis Statue: Thomas J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue (page 1)1858-10-21 Otis Statue: Thomas J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1831.039.006-011Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowGeo W Bond was Treasurer. Hard to decipher Crawford's hand here0301856-08-28 Otis Statue: Thomas Crawford, Receipt of Payment, 1831.039.006-013Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowdefend - looks great1856-08-28 Otis Statue: Thomas Crawford Conveyance of Plaster Statue (page 2)1856-08-28 Otis Statue: Thomas Crawford Conveyance of Plaster Statue, 1831.039.006-006Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperLine 11 -- [Receipt?]Winthrop Statue: T. J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1858 May 28 (page 1)1858-05-28 Winthrop Statue: T. J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1831.039.007-013Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperLine 7 -- [..sill?]Winthrop Statue: T. J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1858 May 28 (page 1)1858-05-28 Winthrop Statue: T. J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1831.039.007-013Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperLine 3 -- [Dr?]Winthrop Statue: T. J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1858 May 28 (page 1)1858-05-28 Winthrop Statue: T. J. Bayley Invoice for Removing Statue, 1831.039.007-013Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperlast line on page -- [space left blank]1847-09-23 Story Statue: Contract with William W. Story (page 3)1847-09-23 Story Statue: Contract with William W. Story, 1831.039.004-014Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarpertop left corner of page -- [looks like embossed stamp w/initials]1847-09-23 Story Statue: Contract with William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-23 Story Statue: Contract with William W. Story, 1831.039.004-014Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 2 l. 10 -- [door?]1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 2)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
booksabovethebend
booksabovethebendSeveral areas of illegible text and abbreviated namesStory Statue: Original Subscriptions from Salem (page 2)Story Statue: Original Subscriptions from Salem, 1831.039.004-007Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowmore - all set, MLW1845-07-31 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Copy, Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan (page 3)1845-07-31 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Copy, Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan, 1831.041.001-006Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowDO is 19th-century for "ditto." MLW1845-06-14 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan (page 4)1845-06-14 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan, 1831.041.001-003Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowLooks great MLW1845-06-14 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan (page 3)1845-06-14 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan, 1831.041.001-003Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowyes - looks good MLW1845-06-14 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan (page 1)1845-06-14 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan, 1831.041.001-003Mount Auburn Cemetery
SRobertson
SRobertsonNice quote "I am unchanged in my belief that in a monument professing to commemorate the patriotism of citizens and the valor of their troops, the conspicious front should not be occupied by a name which might seem to express the ostentation rath...1872-10-28 Sphinx: Jacob Bigelow to J. T. Bradlee, 1831.011.001.004 - p21872-10-28 Sphinx: Jacob Bigelow to J. T. Bradlee, 1831.011.001-004Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowHis first large-scale work was Ruth Gleaning (1853), based on a figure in the Old TestamentAdams Statue: Rogers to Bigelow, 1855 July 19 1855-07-19 Adams Statue: Randolph Rogers to Jacob Bigelow, 1831.039.005-004Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowPackenham Hooker & Co - there are Margaret Fuller letters to the same address at 20 Piazza di SpagnaAdams Statue: Memo with Addresses for Rogers and Bigelow (page 1)Adams Statue: Memo with Addresses for Randolph Rogers, Jacob Bigelow, 1831.039.005-011Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowPark Row and Parkenham, yes. ThanksAdams Statue: Memo with Addresses for Rogers and Bigelow (page 1)Adams Statue: Memo with Addresses for Randolph Rogers, Jacob Bigelow, 1831.039.005-011Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 4 l. 2 -- [J. Curtis?]1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 3 l. 11 -- [me..?]1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 3 l. 10 -- [manner?]1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 3 l. 9 -- [Instrument?]1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 3 l. 6 -- [order?]1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 2 l. 4 -- [despatch] -- old spelling used1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 1 l. 7 -- [from?] 1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 1 l. 3 -- [priority?]1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story (page 1)1847-09-03 Story Statue: Agreement Between Trustees of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn & William W. Story, 1831.039.004-013 Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 3 l. 7 -- [premises? promises?] 1855-01-15 Winthrop Statue: Agreement with Richard S. Greenough (page 2)1855-01-15 Winthrop Statue: Agreement with Richard S. Greenough, 1831.039.007-007Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperPar. 3 l. 5 -- [presents?]1855-01-15 Winthrop Statue: Agreement with Richard S. Greenough (page 2)1855-01-15 Winthrop Statue: Agreement with Richard S. Greenough, 1831.039.007-007Mount Auburn Cemetery
LisaCarper
LisaCarperLine 2 -- [today?]1852-10-01 Story Statue: Statement of the Fund for the Statue of the Late Chief Justice Story (page 3)1852-10-01 Story Statue: Statement of the Fund for the Statue of the Late Chief Justice Story, 1831.039.004-011Mount Auburn Cemetery
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