Assumption of Mary into Heaven, (sculpture).

Assumption of Mary into Heaven, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Assumption of Mary into Heaven, (sculpture).

Mary, (sculpture).

Dedicated Aug. 15, 1959.

Figure: painted concrete; Base: concrete studded with stones.

Statue: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. 9 in. x Diam. 2 ft. 6 in.

A full-length figure of the Virgin Mary, dressed in robes and standing on clouds and a crescent moon. Her hands are folded on her chest, proper right over proper left. At her feet, are the heads and wings of three cherubs, one at her front, one on her proper right, and one on her proper left.

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Assumption

Religion -- New Testament -- Angel

Landscape -- Celestial -- Moon

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Ashland

St. Agnes Church, 6 Hill Street, P. O. Box 556, Edge of parking lot, Ashland, New Hampshire 03217

The statue was funded by donations from the parishioners of St. Agnes Church. IAS files contain a related article from the Ashland Citizen (Ashland, NH), Aug. 27, 1959.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

Ashland Citizen (Ashland, NH), Aug. 27, 1959.

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