Sculpture

Title:

Lo Studio/Il Cavallo

Object Name:

Sculpture

Object ID:

1931.002.09

Creator:

Guerrieri, E.

Place of Origin:

Italy

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Sculpture. Marble. Half-length figure of a child (female); life size. Head tipped slightly down and toward subject's right; iris and pupils of eyes defined; both arms bent at elbow; right hand poised just below chin; small book held in left hand; title carved in upper case letters on front:"IL CAVALLO" (THE HORSE") with four lines of simulated printing below. Lower part of back and sides hollow. Wearing dress with low angular neckline, two buttons on each shoulder, short flared sleeves and geometrically decorated yoke. Two sprays of laurel in hair at front. Inscribed at rear "E. Guerrieri," in script. Polychrome decoration: laurel leaves green; dress orange with some yellow and green tones; remainder left natural color of marble. Square, splayed base with chamfered corners, 51/4" square by 5" high; base is not integral but secured using a dowel joint with projecting brass pin attached to base. Title inscribed on front of base, in upper case letters: "LO STUDIO" ("The study " or "The preparation"). Decorative horizontal band below title repeating, with slight variation, the geometric design from subject's dress.

Material:

Stone
Marble

Dimensions:

H-22.25 W-12 D-10.375 inches

Provenance:

Apparently the statuette "I Forgot" mentioned in legator's will. Probably part of the furnishings acquired for the house at 85 Center Street, Concord, NH, which the Albin family had occupied since circa 1890.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Ella Albin

People:

Albin, John H. (1843-1915), Albin, Ella J. (1854-1930)

Subjects:

Sculpture, Girls