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During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Victorian commuter suburbs sprouted throughout the northeastern United States as the advent of railroad and streetcar lines opened up locations for residences distinctly removed from the urban workplace.

This metal and granite relief plaque is a tribute to a famed local citizen Dr. David H. Bartine who died at the age of 59 on May 3, 1901. Dr. Bartine is bearded and dressed in a late 19th century coat and cravat enclosed by a garland of laurel and oak leaves. The relief plaque is affixed to the front of an upright two-sectioned base. The memorial sits at the point of Morrissey Park at the intersection of W. Maple & W. Park Avenues. The inscription reads DAVID.H.BARTINE.M.D./.1861 - 1901./A LOVING TRIBUTE BY HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN/FOR SERVICES FAITHFULLY RENDERED.

This tribute is part of the Smithsonian Inventory Catalog. The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.