South Carolina State Capital Carved Marble Artifact

Description:

South Carolina State Capital Carved Marble Artifact circa 1860, part of a carved marble corinthian capital from the Northside of the Capital building, one of three known such artifacts; the other two are in the Garden of the University of South Carolina's Caroliniana Library

Provenance: Dr. John M. Bryan collection

Literature: Bryan, John M. CREATING THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSE. Columbia: USC Press, 199. pp.99 and 156

Other Notes: This artifact is part of a carved marble corinthian capital from the Northside of the Capital building, one of three known such artifacts; the other two are in the Garden of the University of South Carolina's Caroliniana Library

This was excavated from a landfill at the corner of Terrace Way and Edgerton Court in Columbia, South Carolina.

Condition: Fragment with small nicks, losses and crack; and with weathered patina.

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