Sculpture

Title

Sculpture

Subject

Original sculptures, copies of well-know sculptures, figurines in stone, plaster, papier-mâché, glass, and various metals

Description

Sculptures collected by Edith Fetherston throughout her life

Rights

Please cite Packwood House Museum, Lewisburg, PA when using items in this collection.

Format

stone, plaster, papier-mâché, glass, and various metals

Coverage

18-20th century

Items in the Sculpture Collection

Venus de Milo

This bronze statue is a copy of the Hellenistic statue “Venus de Milo” housed in the Louvre (Paris, France). The head of the lady has her hair tied up in the back in a bun. Her torso follows the S curve. The torso is nude to just above the hips.…

Bust of Voltaire

This plaster bust of the French philosopher Voltaire. This is work is a copy of a work that is part of the Neoclassical movement of the 1760s. This bust is a copy of the head of Voltaire Seated (c.a. 1779-1795) created by French artists Jean Antoine…