Prosephine

Art

Historic Charleston Foundation

Proserpine

Name/Title

Prosephine

Entry/Object ID

96.3.45

Description

Bust of Proserpine By Hiram Powers Head and Shoulders Bust of a Female, Nude, Emerging From a Pedestal Covered in Leaves. Hair Is Pulled Back Into a Cluster of Curls, with a Braided Band Across the Crown.

Artwork Details

Medium

Marble, White Marble

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.3.

Source or Donor

The Charleston Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Powers, Hiram

Date made

1850 - 1860

Place

Location

Florence, Italy

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Width

14-1/4 in

Location

Building

AR PARLORS

Moved By

Red

Date

April 23, 1998

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Building

AR WEST PARLOR

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Stable But Badly Damaged and Repaired in Past. Head Has Been Reattached. Several Chips At Neck Missing. Large Chip Off Front of Pedestal.

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr. Last Owner: Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr. and then by family descent Ordered from Hiram Powers studio in November 1857 by Harriet L. Aiken, noted in her travel diary. Descended in the family. Page 13 of diary. "Ordered a statue from Powers and one from ..."

General Notes

Note

Notes: Note the Name of the Sculpture Is Pronounced "Per-Sefh-An-E" After the Greek. Status: OK Location Details1: 1

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 23, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 30, 2023