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A. DA. Prato Company,
Religion -- New Testament
Portrait female -- Calvat, Melanie
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Enfield
Sculpture
Weeping Mother Group - Girl, (sculpture).
Artist:
A.
DA
.
Prato
Company
,
fabricator
.
Title:
Weeping Mother Group - Girl, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Melanie Calvat, (sculpture).
Our Lady of LaSallette: First Phase of the Apparition, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1951.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 1 in. x 26 in. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 14 x 14 in.
Inscription:
Made in Italy A. DAPRATO OF BOSTON MASS. (On small brass plaque on top of base:) In Memorium/MR. & MRS. JOSEPH FECTEAU/AND/MR. & MRS. THOMAS KEANE unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A figure of Melanie Calvat wearing a long dress, an apron with a bow tied around her waist, and a bonnet with a bow around her neck. She stands on a hillside, with her proper left hand raised in a waving gesture.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Portrait female -- Calvat, Melanie -- Child
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Enfield
Sculpture
Owner:
LaSalette Shrine, Route 4A, P. O. Box 420, LaSalette Garden, Enfield, New Hampshire 03748
Remarks:
One of a grouping of three, the sculpture commemorates the Virgin Mary's apparition in 1846 at LaSalette, France to two children, Maximin Giraud and Melanie Calvat who were watching their cows in the French Alps. The figure of Melanie is shown at the moment when the Virgin Mary first appeared. See also Our Lady of LaSalette (IAS record NH000286) and Maximin Giraud (IAS record NH000287). IAS files contain articles from the Manchester Union Leader, June 1, 1951; and The Canaan Reporter and Enfield Advocate (Canaan, New Hampshire), May 24, 1951, pg. 1; and May 7, 1953, pg. 1. IAS files contain a photocopy of "LaSalette Shrine, Enfield, N.H., Walking Tour Guide."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
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.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS NH000288
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000288
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