Chickering - Mt. Auburn Cemetery - Watertown, MA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

In Watertown, within the Mt. Auburn Cemetery, is this monument for the Chickering family.

The cemetery is located off Mt. Auburn Street, near the intersection with Belmont Street. The main entrance is off Mt. Auburn. The monument is located near the back of the cemetery, near the Washington observation tower. It is at the intersection of Magnolia and Mountain Avenues, and near Eagle Ave. Best thing to do is to stop at the Stone Chapel and obtain a map ($1) that shows important monuments and graves.

The monument is easily visible from the intersection. There are two figures, one an angel, and the other a woman. The angel carries a horn (I believe) in the left hand, and is uncovering (as described by the inventory page, this sculpture is alternately titled, "The Angel of Death Unveiling the Eyes of Faith") the woman with a shroud with the right hand. The woman is kneeling on the ground, looking up, and holding a cross at her chest. The pedestal has the following text:

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for\the evidence of things not seen.

CHICKERING"

Above the family name, there is a carved round image of a woman with a harp, head bent low.

The sculptor mark is in on the right side.

According to the entry on Findagrave.com, this monument is for the Chickering family that owned the Chickering Company that built pianos. Jonas Chickering had many patents to his name that introduced many innovations in pianos.

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TITLE: Chickering Monument ARTIST(S): Thomas Ball DATE: 1/1/1872 MEDIUM: Stone CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76008835 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located within Mt. Auburn Cemetery, at the junction of Magnolia Ave and Mountain Ave and near Eagle Ave. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None seen.

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