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(Hebe), (sculpture). Artist:  Wackerle, Joseph, 1880- , sculptor. (possibly by) Title:  (Hebe), (sculpture). Medium:  Statue: porcelain or red earthenware with tin glaze. Dimensions:  Statue: approx. 50 3/4 x 25 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 2 1/2 x 24 x 15 1/4 in. Inscription:  (On plinth of urn:) WACKERL(E) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A female figure, possibly Hebe, stands dressed in a loose, flowing dress gathered at the waist by a cord, with the upper folds of the dress draped across the bosom and secured by a clasp at the proper right shoulder. The figure wears a flat-crowned circular hat and holds a paintbrush in her extended proper left hand, from which hangs a long bunch of grapes. She holds a shallow footed dish down to her side with her proper right hand. A classical urn bearing a bas-relief of an antelope stands by the proper left side of the figure. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Hebe Dress -- Historic -- Nineteenth Century Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Art Tool -- Artist's Brush Object -- Other -- Vase Object -- Fruit -- Grape Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Newbury Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Weir Hill Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 01776 Coadministered by State of New Hampshire, Division of Parks & Recreation, 172 Pembroke Road, P. O. Box 1856, Concord, New Hampshire 03302 Located Hay Estate, Route 103A, The Fells, Opposite the entrance to the house, Newbury, New Hampshire Remarks:  The statue is located on the grounds of The Fells also known as the Hay Estate. The Fells was the summer residence of the Hay family and was passed from John and Clara Hay to their son Clarence who along with his wife Alice spent much of their lives improving the house and developing the gardens. The statue of Hebe is thought to have come from Europe. It is said to have originally stood either at Versailles or in the English Garden, Munich Germany. The statue is brought indoors for safekeeping during the winter months. IAS files contain a brochure entitled, "The Fells: The Hay Estate," 1994. IAS files contain drawing of founder's mark. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000057   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000057 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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