Saint Margaret Queen of Scotland, (sculpture).

Saint Margaret Queen of Scotland, (sculpture).

Fulmer, Clydetta, sculptor.

Gordon, Cox and Associates, fabricator.

Saint Margaret Queen of Scotland, (sculpture).

1985. Dedicated April 4, 1986. Relocated 1989.

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Sculpture: Hydrocal; Base: Hydrocal.

Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft., Diam. 12 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft., Diam. 16 ft.

(copyright symbol)/CLYDETTA FULMER/1985 (Plaque on front of base:) ST. MARGARET, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND/BRON 1046 - DIED 1093/IDEAL MOTHER/MONARCH AND BENEFACTRESS TO THE POOR/SCULPTED BY CLYDETTA FULMER/DONATED BY NELSON AND JANE DANIEL/IN HONOR OF SISTER ALMEDA GOLSON/NOVEMBER 22, 1985/(next plaque) ST. MARGARET'S GARDEN/DEDICATED BY/JAMES A. PADGETT/IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE/CLAUDINE B. PADGETT signed

Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1046-1093, sits on a boulder, leaning slightly on her proper left hand. She is dressed in a long gown with a lace yoke, wearing a hooded cape and a crown. Her hair is in two long, thick braids that hang in front. An open book rests in her lap on her proper right thigh, with a small branch with blooms on top of the book. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base with two plaques on the front, flanked by two detached, inscribed markers, and is set within a planted setting.

Religion -- Saint -- St. Margaret

Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat

Ethnic -- Scottish

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Montgomery

Administered by Saint Margaret's Cemetery Association, 219 Adams Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104

Located Oakwood Cemetery, 2304 Upper Wetumpka Road, Saint Margaret's section, Montgomery, Alabama

Formerly in the collection of Sisters of Charity, 301 South Ripley Street, St. Margaret's Hospital, Front entrance, Montgomery, Alabama Until 1989.

Sculpture was publicly commissioned. Queen Margaret of Scotland, 1046-1093, was a benefactress to the poor and was made a saint by the Catholic Church. Sculpture was donated by Nelson and Jane Daniel in honor of Sister Almeda Golson. It was originally owned by the Sisters of Charity and was located at the front entrance of St. Margaret's Hospital, now Montgomery-Human Hospital. Sculpture was moved to its current location after the Sisters of Charity sold the hospital to the Humana Corporation in 1989. The original dedication was to have been November 22, 1985, but due to inclement weather was changed to April 4, 1986. IAS files contain transcriptions of plaques on two nearby markers

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.

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