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Mary, (sculpture). Artist:  Vincenzo Demetz Figlio, fabricator. Tally Church Goods, contractor. Title:  Mary, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated ca. 1988. Medium:  Sculpture: fiberglass; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 21 in. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 21 x 37 x 37 in. Inscription:  (On proper left side of hemisphere, foundry mark:) VINCENZO DEMETZ FIGLIO-ORTIGEI/(in center of seal:) (cross)/VDF/(copyright symbol) (Plaque on top tier of base, raised letters:) IN MEMORY OF/MR. & MRS. CORNELIUS AHEARN (On bottom tier of base, incised letters:)"COMMEMORATION OF/THE MARION YEAR 1987-1988/AND IN APPRECIATION TO/REV. MSGR. EUGENE A MURPHY" unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Mary stands barefoot, wearing robes and a veil with her hands slightly extended and palms facing outward. She stands atop a hemisphere and steps on the head of a snake with her proper right foot. The snake's tail protrudes from under Mary's robes to her proper left. The hemisphere has two horns protruding from either side. The sculpture is mounted on a two-tiered square base. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Plaistow Sculpture Owner:  Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, 8 Atkinson Depot Road, Plaistow, New Hampshire 03865 Remarks:  The figure cost $2,500. The sculpture's mold was made from an Italian wood carving. The sculpture was supplied by Tally Goods Church. A finger on the proper left hand broke off and has since been reattached. 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 NH000205   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000205 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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