Vintage French Chalkware Saint Rita Impossible Causes

Product Details

Item #:

5-472-0

Dimensions (inches):

7.75H x 5W x 4D

Comment:

Saint Rita is the patron saint of Impossible Causes. This beautiful piece would add charm to any room!

Origin:

France

Date:

1930

Material:

CHALKWARE

Chalkware is a term that refers to decorative items made out of gypsum, which were very popular from the late 18th century through the 1930s. Gypsum is a mineral compound also called sulphate of lime, which is usually found underground near limestone deposits. Raw gypsum is a pure white crystal called alabaster. When gypsum is heated, the resulting white powder is called burnt gypsum, also known as Plaster of Paris for the large gypsum deposit at Montmartre in Paris. Ordinary schoolroom chalk is also a form of burnt gypsum. Gypsum is easily cast into sculptures and decoration for frames, but is quite soft and breaks easily.

Condition

Condition:

AVERAGE

In overall average condition. Antique and vintage items by their very nature show normal wear to finish and miscellaneous scratches, nicks, and dings due to age and use. As we define 'average condition' relative the stated age of the piece, we would expect to see quite a few 'character marks' consistent with that age and could include significant nicks or dings to a wooden, metal, enamel, or chalkware object, significant wear to a painted surface, speckling on a mirror, crazing, wear to gilding, or manufacturing glaze skips in ceramic finish, significant wear to a label, and original decorative trim may be missing. If ceramic/porcelain restoration has been done, it is of museum-quality so that it is hardly discernible and would be mentioned in the listing. Average condition may also include chips or cracks in ceramic or marble, which may or may not be specifically noted in the listing.

Item Specifics:

Shows wear to the painted finish and damage to the nose of Saint Rita due to age and use.

Shipping

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Additional Information

Subject:

SAINT RITA

Saint Rita of Cascia (1381 - 1457) was an Italian Catholic Augustinian nun, who suffered an abusive husband in an arranged marriage and later lost both her sons. At that time, she joined the convent. Saint Rita wears the black dress of the Augustinians and is most often associated with a rose due to two stories about her. The first is that she regularly brought food to the poor, which her husband prohibited. One day, as her husband confronted her and demanded to see what was hidden in her robes, God miraculously change the bread to roses and she was spared her husband's wrath. The second story maintains that toward the end of her life, a friend from her hometown asked if there was anything she could do for Saint Rita, and Saint Rita responded with a wish for a rose from her garden. The friend did not expect to find a rose in January, yet when she went to check, there was a rose in bloom, which she carried back to Saint Rita. Saint Rita is the patron saint of lost or impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, and mothers.

Subject Keywords:

Saint Rita (St Rita)

Style:

Religious RELIGIOUS

Religion is often described as a communal system for the coherence of belief focusing on a system of thought, unseen being, person, or object that is considered sacred, divine, or of the highest truth. The Christian religion is centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God.

Christianity has played a prominent role in shaping Western civilization since the 4th century. Currently Christianity has between 1.5 billion and 2.1 billion followers, representing about a quarter to a third of the world's population. With more than 1 billion members, the Roman Catholic Church is the largest church representing over half of all Christians and one sixth of the world's population.

Object:

Sculpture

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