St. Mary's Chapel

Art

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

St. Mary's Chapel

Entry/Object ID

1995.002.0030

Description

Water color by Father Stephen J. Tushak of Saint Mary's Chapel in Saint Mary's City, Maryland. It is a fall scene. This brick church with gable roofs has a nave and transept with a bell tower crowning the roof peak at the crossing. The gables are stepped near the eaves on both the nave and transept. At the gable end of the nave is a double wooden door slightly indented and surrounded by a brick arch. Next to the door, beginning at about six feet, is a niche with a statue. There are two lines of contrasting brick all the way around the structure, one at about two feet from the ground and one about four feet. Above the entry door is a tall, wide tracery window with a brick arch and above that, in the peak of the gable, some special brick work. Above the roof line is some stepped brick work which supports a globe and a cross. On the visible side of the nave are two gothic sash windows topped by brick arches. At the eave line on the transept is more decorative brick work. There are no windows in this side, but there is a double gothic sash window topped by a brick arch in the gable end. Near the top of the gable is a white rondel and more decorative brick work. The bell tower has closely spaced vertical supports with louvres in between. The roof is a medium tall spire which supports a globe and cross. The church is on the corner of two streets and paths lead to the door from each street. Text below image: "Catholic Chapel of Saint Mary St. Mary's Road and Mattapany St. St. Mary's City St. Mary's County Maryland Built between 1634 and 1638 Closed by order of Governor Seymore 1704 Torn Down Later Present St. Inigoe's Manor Church is the Successor" Text on verso: "Painted by Rev. Stephen J. Tushak Holy Trinity Rectory Walford, Iowa Presented to Chas. E. Fenwick, Leonardtown, Md., Nov. 9, 1954" This picture is signed "S. J. Tushak" See 1995.001.0562 for correspondence relative to Fr. Tushak and the paintings

Collection

Stephen J. Tushak Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1953 - 1954

Dimensions

Height

13-3/4 in

Width

16-5/8 in

Location

Container

Tushak Collection Box 11

Table

Archives 1 Counter

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Tushak Collection Box 11

Table

Archives 1 Counter

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)

Person or Organization

Tushak, Stephen J. (1900-1959)