Vermont statuary

Description

A uniform, white marble quarried in Vermont since the 19th century. Several grades were available. The fine-grain stone was often used by sculptors. Other varieties with bluish gray clouds and veins were used for buildings.

- Brandon statuary: fine-grain, ivory-tinted marble quarried near Brandon in small blocks

- Rutland statuary: very fine-grain, milk white marble quarried near West Brandon

- Second Rutland Statuary: milk-white with gray and yellow clouds

Synonyms and Related Terms

Shelburne marble; Vermont white statuary; Vermont marble; Vermont white marble; Brandon statuary;

Additional Information

Frank G. Matero, Alberto A. Tagle, "Cleaning, Iron Stain Removal, and Surface Repair of Architectural Marble and Crystalline Limestone: The Metropolitan Club, Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 1995, 34 (1), pp. 49-68. Link

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 499

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Frank A. Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries., Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925