Image

Clare Leighton

Marble Quarrying Plate,

Description

Maker

Title

Marble Quarrying Plate

Medium

earthenware

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

2.2 cm (7/8 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: The verso has a title and description of the image and has the legend, "MARBLE QUARRYING/From its place beneath the voluptuous rounded hills of Vermont comes a harvest of the earth which is admired the world over. Vermont marble, build into great structures by the architects or shaped by the sculptor’s chisel, reflects the strength and nobility that is New England.”

Place

Place Made: England

Type

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2004.89.6

About

Marble Quarrying Plate
New England Industries

Marks: The verso has a title and description of the image and has the legend, "MARBLE QUARRYING/From its place beneath the voluptuous rounded hills of Vermont comes a harvest of the earth which is admired the world over. Vermont marble, build into great structures by the architects or shaped by the sculptor’s chisel, reflects the strength and nobility that is New England.”

Place Made: England

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