On the grounds of the South Kingstown Public Library in Peace Dale, RI stands The Weaver, a bronze high-relief sculpture by Daniel Chester French, best known as the creator of the Lincoln Memorial. Dedicated in October, 1920, it was commissioned by Caroline Hazard in memory of her father and her two brothers.
The work depicts three life-size figures: a male weaver seated at a loom, a standing female spinner handing him thread, and a hooded female figure holding an hourglass.
Above the sculpture appear these lines, written by
Caroline Hazard:
Life Spins the Thread Time Weaves the Pattern God Designed
The Fabric of the Stuff He Leaves to Men of Noble Mind
Below the bronze another inscription reads:
In Memory of a Father and His Sons
Rowland Hazard
1829-1898
Rowland Gibson Hazard
1855-1918
Frederick Rowland Hazard
1858-1917
On the back of the monument is found:
Dedicated October 23, 1920
to the Blessed Memory of These Three Men
to the Enrichment of the Life of This
Village Which They Loved
to the Beauty of the Common Task
to the Commonalty of Noble Spirits
to the Glory of God
Whose Servants They Were and Are
Planned Set and Inscribed by Caroline Hazard Daughter and Sister.
Photo by Joseph McGovern