Statue L'Amour Irresistible (Irresistible Love), by Marie Cassavetti, c. 1900

Sculpture

Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Statue "L'Amour Irresistible" (Irresistible Love), by Marie Cassavetti, c. 1900

Entry/Object ID

1982.16.1

Description

Acc. No. 82.16.1 Subject Category: Statues Date or period: Circa 1900 Object: Statue, iron Description: Iron statue on red veined marble base. Subject cupid stringing bow. Semi-nude male figure with wings, signed by artist Marie Cassavetti. Brass label applied to front portion of statue base states "L'Amour Irresistible, Par Mme Cassavetti (Beaux Arts-1896)". Size: wing tip to base, 36 inches, 10 inches across marble base. History of Object: Wedding gift to Herbert D. & Emma Adell Mitchell Clark, married August 30, 1900. Mr. Clark was a member of a family who settled in Alameda in 1878. Acquired from: Ms. Eleanor E. Clark Date: May 7, 1982 Note : Statue entitled "Love Irresistible", "by Marie Cassavetti". "Fine Arts-1898"

Interpretative Labels

Label

4/6/2020 MvL: current label: STATUE This French-made statue was a gift to Mr. & Mrs. Herbert D. Clark upon their wedding in 1900. Mr. Clark's family came to Alameda in 1878.