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Memorial plaque for Walter Augustus Wyckoff, Class of 1888 (1865-1908),

ca. 1923

PP682

Information

Title
Memorial plaque for Walter Augustus Wyckoff, Class of 1888 (1865-1908)
Dates

ca. 1923

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
76.2 x 106.7 cm (30 x 42 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University
Object Number
PP682
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / WALTER AUGUSTUS WYCKOFF / A B PRINCETON 1888/1865 - 1908 / A CHRISTIAN SCHOLAR * A LOVER OF MANKIND / AN ADVENTUROUS TRAVELER WHO WROTE OUT OF / HIS OWN EXPEREINCE * TAUGHT FOR THIRTEEN / YEARS IN PRINCETON UNIVERSITY WITH HIS HEART / IN HIS MESSAGE AND DIED IN PEACE AND WELLDOING / HIS CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS MAKE THIS RECORD / OF HONOUR AND AFFECTION
Culture
American
Type
plaques
Materials
bronze
Subject
herringbone, memorials, crosses (motifs), rosettes, running ornament

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