Saint Margaret Queen of Scotland - Montgomery, Alabama
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N 32° 22.978 W 086° 17.574
16S E 566510 N 3583105
This statue of Saint Margaret Queen of Scotland is located at the entrance to the Saint Margaret section of Oakwood Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMDK1A
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2012
Views: 2
Originally located in front of Saint Margaret's Hospital in downtown Montgomery, the statue was moved to its current place in 1989 after the Sisters of Charity sold the facility. It was put in place in front of the hospital in 1985, but the original dedication date, November 22, 1985, was cancelled due to inclement weather. The statue was dedicated on April 4, 1986. The sculpture was donated by Nelson and Jane Daniel in honor of Sister Almed Golson. It is now administered by the Saint Margaret's Cemetery Association.
Description from the Smithsonian web page:
"Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1046-1093, sits on a boulder, leaning slightly on her proper left hand. She is dressed in a long gown with a lace yoke, wearing a hooded cape and a crown. Her hair is in two long, thick braids that hang in front. An open book rests in her lap on her proper right thigh, with a small branch with blooms on top of the book. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base with two plaques on the front, flanked by two detached, inscribed markers, and is set within a planted setting."
On the base on the front side are two plaques.
The top reads:
ST. MARGARET, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND
BORN 1046 - DIED 1093
IDEAL MOTHER
MONARCH AND BENEFACTRESS TO THE POOR
SCULPTED BY CLYDETTA FULMER
DONATED BY NELSON AND JANE DANIEL
IN HONOR OF SISTER ALMEDA GOLSON
NOVEMBER 22, 1985
The bottom one reads:
ST. MARGARET'S GARDEN
DEDICATED BY
JAMES A. PADGETTN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE
CLAUDINE B. PADGETT
TITLE: Saint Margaret Queen of Scotland
ARTIST(S): Fulmer, Clydetta, sculptor. Gordon, Cox and Associates, fabricator.
DATE: 1985. Dedicated April 4, 1986. Relocated 1989.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Hydrocal; Base: Hydrocal.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AL000281
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
2304 Upper Wetumpka Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Located at the entrance to Saint Margaret's Cemetery section of Oakwood Cemetery.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The plaques in front are showing some deterioration as can be seen in the photos.
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