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A. DA. Prato Company,
Religion -- New Testament
Object -- Other
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Bennington
Grotto
Sculpture
(Immaculate Conception Grotto), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
A. DA. Prato Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Immaculate Conception Grotto), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1949.
Medium:
Statue: Carrara marble; Base: fieldstone and flagstone.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 58 x 17 x 14 in; Base: approx. 10 x 6 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On proper left side towards rear:) A: DAPRATO. C:/BOSTON, MASS (On bronze plaque on wall to the right of niche:) GIFT OF/MRS. JULIAN M. CASHION/IN LOVING MEMORY/OF HER HUSBAND/JAMES M. CASHION/AND HIS DECEASED FAMILY Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A figure of the Virgin Mary, dressed in an embroidered tunic, a veil, and an outer cloak, stands barefoot atop roses with one rose resting on her foot. She places her hands together in a gesture of prayer. Rosary beads hang from her proper right arm. The figure is placed within a niche in a grotto area that is fronted by two protruding planters.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object -- Other -- Rosary
Object -- Flower -- Rose
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Bennington
Grotto
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by Diocese of Manchester, 153 Ash Street, P. O. Box 310, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103
Coadministered by St. Patrick's Church, P. O. Box 147, Bennington, New Hampshire 03442
Located St. Patrick's Church, Greenfield Road, Bennington, New Hampshire 03105
Remarks:
The statue was given by Mrs. Julia M. Cashion in loving memory of her husband James M. Cashion and his deceased family.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
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 NH000161
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