Farmers' Bank of Rustico
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FB.2008.001.003
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Object Name
Statue, Religious
Catagory
Communication Artifact
Sub-Category
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
Early: 1920 Late: 1970
Materials
Iron, paint
Object History
The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus Christ’s physical heart as the representation of divine love for humanity. It stresses Christian concepts of loving and adoring of Jesus. There is a feast of the sacred heart 19 days after Pentecost always falls on a Friday.
Description
Metal painted with white paint. Figure of Jesus Chirst with his arms spread wide, hands are both broken off, metal showing; metal also showing on nose; flowing robes; sacred heart showing; standing on pedestal crown of thorns on left; chalace on right; base says “SACRED HEART OF JESUS/ THY KINGDOM COME”; brown felt bottom glued on; possibly hollow. Manufactured by J.J.Ellicott. Height 18cm Width 9 across arms and 6.5 cm at base.
Transcription
"J.J. ELLICOTT
ENTHRONEMENT OF THE SACRED HEART IN THE HOME
NATIONAL CENTER
4930 S DAKOTA AVE N.E.
WASHINGTON 17 D.C. "