Sunstone Capital
Sunstone Capital
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- Description
- Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints founded the town of Nauvoo, Illinois in 1839 and finished construction of their elaborate temple in 1846. Initially welcomed by the Illinois General Assembly, growing anti-Mormonism and the 1844 murder of leader Joseph Smith drove them to abandon the town less than three years after completing the temple.
- This celestial limestone carving was one of thirty that adorned the grand temple at Nauvoo, which was destroyed by a fire (possibly due to arson) in 1848 and tornado-force winds in 1850.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- capital
- capital, part of
- Date made
- 1846
- associated dates
- 1844
- architect
- Weeks, William
- associated institution
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- associated person
- Smith, Joseph
- maker
- Weeks, William
- Place Made
- United States: Illinois, Nauvoo
- associated place
- United States: Illinois, Nauvoo
- Physical Description
- limestone (overall material)
- white (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall sunstone (two sections assembled): 48 in x 72 in x 18 in; 121.92 cm x 182.88 cm x 45.72 cm
- capital, part of (1989.0453.01b): 17 1/8 in x 72 in x 18 1/4 in; 43.4975 cm x 182.88 cm x 46.355 cm
- ID Number
- 1989.0453.01b
- catalog number
- 1989.0453.01b
- accession number
- 1989.0453
- subject
- Prejudice
- Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Architecture
- Migration
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- Cultures & Communities
- Family & Social Life
- Engineering, Building, and Architecture
- Religion
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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