Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 90, 1869.
The Marble of Widdlebnry.

From present appearances it is probable
that Vermont will at no distant day sup
ply sculptors with large proportion Of
the marble used for statuary purposes
The supply Of pure statuary in Italy il
short, especially for large blocks, and tn
price is enc rmously high.
ADDISON COUNTY QUARRY.
Marble is now being obtained from tn
Addison County Quarry in MiddlebuIy
which is pronounced by the best artists il
this country to be superior to the italian
for the reason that it is of "A purcS white
more comp ct and uniform in structure
and can BE- cut to a sharper edge.
One of the incest works of art now on
exhibition in the Mechanics Fair in Bos.
ton il statuette, "Thc Angels Wei
conn.," by b. II. Kinney. artist, of Wor.
cestor, Mas. from block of marble from
the Addison County quarry.
1t represents n beautiful child standing
by the side Of an angel, whose right hand
grasps the left hand of the child, and
whose left arm encompasses 1t with all
'he apparent io"'ineSS "|a ih'ioer.
Inc III 'ro'e - OF Sp''lfS7 "h'te' ana SO
'o," 'o' 'n'' '"' 'i''7' maui 'ne "n"ss
only about thrcc-fuurthS Of an inch in
thickne-s,anl lett them unsupported from
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order, wonld bo received from I,sfy. for
statunry blocks #. soon M 1t becomes
known thn. they can be furnished of such
large sizr, and fine quality. A finely cx-
ccuted bust Of the late Rev. John Pier
pont. made from this marble. ia also To be
ON exhibition M the Mechanic. Fair in
B,-t.,r ~, t,,l,o rl.osur. in ,ivin, nub.
loi,v ~ mi. excellent marble. which we
do un.,Iiei,ed and y,tbout the lnowladVe
&c the o,y,.r. of ,bo ou,,rv We have
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!, uo M;ldr,l,,r,, bal, ,,o,,I, ,ho,
nrn,,o,,,, dcy,lo,na bo oo,a, 20 ,,,o vorv
best .ta,p,r, 50, - v,hore to he fop,d Tbe
question of so,,rd,ess b,s becn the only
one upon which ,ye ever had any doubt.
aud row ,b,, rho Addison, Co,,+v ou,rrv
has nrodncad s,u,a h,ocka of ,aroe s;za
in the most uuf,voreble snot unon the
nro,or,, o,r do,b4.o ava t,,,;obe5 o,,a uo
ONLY hone the comn,,v will make - new
openin, ON their land. At a poirt farther
south whore sound blocks will he the
rule, and unsound ones the exception.
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So, .a h1,l.ia;.s se NJ
of marble ~ +bi, n1,ce was verv s,n,11
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al foat daan a. ronon;na +his wh;oh
uao ooro,osod ,nos,1r ., o,a,, and .b.rd
nan tho souna marble beds vere found
nerfectlv snootbe1 ng hv udr;ftv agency
and the marble was annarantlv sonnd
enough TO he sawed into slabs where the
clay had been dee, enongb 70 nrotect it
from the iniurions effects ,roduced bv