Jacob C. Thomas Memorial - Wheeling, West Virginia
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N 40° 03.706 W 080° 40.805
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Grave marked with elaborate monument including a statue of the interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMKBPW
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2014
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A memorial comprised of three figures, two classical Corinthian columns, and a Latin-style cross. The center figure is a bronze portrait of Jacob C. Thomas. He stands in front of the cross, which towers above him. He stands with his weight on his proper right leg, proper left leg slightly bent and forward, with the foot extended partly beyond the granite platform. Thomas is bare-headed and has a full beard. He wears a knee-length coat with wide lapels and a buttoned vest. His proper right hand is held at stomach level, with a finger inserted into the vest.
Flanking Thomas are two seated female figures, barefoot and in classical dress. Both figures have their hair in a bun, with ringlets falling down their backs. The figure on Thomas's proper left holds a wreath in her lap. The figure on Thomas's proper right holds a torch in her lap, with the flame pointed down and touching the ground. To the side of each female is a classical Greek Corinthian column with a bronze tripod and lamp on top. The figures and columns rest on a base with stairs leading up to it.
Jacob C. Thomas was an owner of a department store Stone & Thomas. His will allocated up to $15,000 to be paid from his estate to erect a granite memorial to him in Greenwood Cemetery." - Smithsonian Art Inventory
TITLE: Jacob C. Thomas Memorial
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: circa 1900
MEDIUM: Male figure: bronze; Flanking females: granite; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS WV000040
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Greenwood Cemetery
National Road
Wheeling, West Virginia
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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