St. Joseph, (sculpture).

St. Joseph, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

St. Joseph, (sculpture).

Saint Joseph, (sculpture).

Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 x 1 1/2 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 5 x 5 ft.

St. Joseph stands with a beard and moustache, wearing shoes, robes with sleeves rolled above the elbows and an apron. He holds the handle of a long saw in his hands and rests its tip on the ground between his feet. The figure is mounted on a multitiered base consisting of a tapering shaft and two lower, wider tiers.

Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph

Object -- Tool -- Saw

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Centre Ossipee

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, P. O. Box 248, Moultonville Road, Centre Ossipee, New Hampshire 03814

1993 SOS! survey reports that sculpture was donated by parishioner less than ten years earlier.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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