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St. Walburga, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (European), fabricator. Title:  St. Walburga, (sculpture). Dates:  1891. Medium:  Sculpture: terra cotta and bronze, painted; Foundation: concrete, painted. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 58 x 24 x 24 in.; Foundation: approx. 5 x 18 x 18 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A beige painted St. Walburga stands wearing robes and a veil. She holds a black painted book in her proper right hand, on top of which is a small bronze urn. She holds a bronze staff in her proper left hand. The figure is mounted on a brown painted foundation, and set in the center of a gazebo. A small non-functioning water fountain is placed in front of the sculpture. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Walburga Object -- Other -- Vase Object -- Written Matter -- Book Dress -- Accessory -- Cane Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Belmont Sculpture Owner:  Belmont Abbey Monastery, 100 Belmont - Mt. Holly Road, Grotto behind monastery, Belmont, North Carolina 28012 Remarks:  The sculpture was restored by Kelly Somey (Mt. Holly, NC) in 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. 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 NC000293   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000293 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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