An account of the Smithsonian Institution, its founder, building, operations, etc. : prepared from the reports of Prof. Henry to the regents, and other authentic sources (1859)
Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907 · Washington : Thomas McGill, printer · leaf 46
38 THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. … DOWNING MONUMENT. and measures three feet in diameter on its upper rim. The body is ornamented with rich arabesque \ acanthus leaves surround the lower part. The handles rest on hdads of satyrs, (the tutelar gods of groves and woods.) The pedestal, resting on a carved base, and being surmounted…
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