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Chatham Vase

1781 stone sculpture by John Bacon

Chatham Vase

1781 stone sculpture by John Bacon

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The Chatham Vase is a stone sculpture by John Bacon It was moved to the grounds of Chevening House in 1934, where it currently resides. It is currently grade II listed.

Pedestal inscription

The inscription on the pedestal reads:

:Sacred to pure affection :This simple urn :Stands a witness of unceasing grief for him who :Excelling in whatever is so admirable :and adding to the exercise of the sublimest virtues :The sweet charm of refined sentiment and polished wit :By gay social commerce :Rendered beyond comparison happy :The course of domestic life :and bestowed a felicity inexpressible on her :Whose faithful love was blessed in a pure return :That raised her above every other joy but the parental one :and that still shared with him :His generous country with public monuments has eternised his fame :This humble tribute is but to soothe the sorrowing breast of private woe

References

References

  1. commissioned as a memorial to [[William Pitt the Elder]] by his wife, [[Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham. Hester, Countess of Chatham]]. It was originally erected at their [[Burton Pynsent House
  2. "Chatham Vase – listed building entry". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
  3. pedestal, Chatham Vase, Chevening, 17 June 2006.
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