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"Thetis and Achilles"

Photo of "Thetis and Achilles," marble sculpture by Pierce Francis (Frank) Connelly. Created in Florence, Italy. This work was exhibited at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 with the title, "Thetis Thinking How She May Regain the Birthright of Her Son Achilles."

1874

"Thetis and Achilles" - Description

Description of "Thetis and Achilles"


Book and Wooden Box 01
Book, wooden box. "This book was made by Mother Philip Mingle, SHCJ also known as Eleanor Lane. It is a book of prayers of praise, with illumination which the sisters could trace and use for gifts. On the last pages, Mother painted the illumination on the prayers to give aspiring artists a good example to copy."

Book and Wooden Box 02
Book, wooden box. "This book was made by Mother Philip Mingle, SHCJ also known as Eleanor Lane. It is a book of prayers of praise, with illumination which the sisters could trace and use for gifts. On the last pages, Mother painted the illumination on the prayers to give aspiring artists a good example to copy."

Book and Wooden Box 03
Book, wooden box. "This book was made by Mother Philip Mingle, SHCJ also known as Eleanor Lane. It is a book of prayers of praise, with illumination which the sisters could trace and use for gifts. On the last pages, Mother painted the illumination on the prayers to give aspiring artists a good example to copy."

Book and Wooden Box 04
Book, wooden box. "This book was made by Mother Philip Mingle, SHCJ also known as Eleanor Lane. It is a book of prayers of praise, with illumination which the sisters could trace and use for gifts. On the last pages, Mother painted the illumination on the prayers to give aspiring artists a good example to copy."

Book and Wooden Box 05
Book, wooden box. "This book was made by Mother Philip Mingle, SHCJ also known as Eleanor Lane. It is a book of prayers of praise, with illumination which the sisters could trace and use for gifts. On the last pages, Mother painted the illumination on the prayers to give aspiring artists a good example to copy."

Book and Wooden Box 06
Book, wooden box. "This book was made by Mother Philip Mingle, SHCJ also known as Eleanor Lane. It is a book of prayers of praise, with illumination which the sisters could trace and use for gifts. On the last pages, Mother painted the illumination on the prayers to give aspiring artists a good example to copy."

Bronze Scupltures 01
Small bronze sculptures (possibly studies for larger works) by Pierce Francis (Frank) Connelly.

Bronze Scupltures 02
Small bronze sculptures (possibly studies for larger works) by Pierce Francis (Frank) Connelly.

China Plates 01
Plate painted by "SHCJ from the then English Province."
c. 1890

China Plates 02
Plate painted by "SHCJ from the then English Province."
c. 1890

China Plates 03
Plates painted by "SHCJ from the then English Province."
c. 1890

China Plates 04
Plate painted by "SHCJ from the then English Province."
c. 1891

China Plates 05
Plates painted by "SHCJ from the then English Province."
c. 1892

Counted-cross Stitch Piece
Counted cross-stitch piece by unidentified SHCJ

Decoration
Decoration created by Mother Lucy Ignatia Doyle (1888-1963)

Detail of Diptych 01
Detail of diptych oil (?) painting

Detail of Diptych 02
Detail of diptych oil (?) painting

Diptych
Diptych oil (?) painting;

Florentine Decoration
Florentine Decoration by Mother Maria Del Amor Fernandez, 1906-1980.

Icon of Cornelia Connelly
Icon of Cornelia Connelly created by Sr. Mary Theodosia Linus, SHCJ
2009

Illuminated Letter 01
Illuminated letter celebrating Cornelia's visit

Illuminated Letter 02
Illuminated letter to Cornelia from Layton Hill in honor of her feast day
Dec. 1877

Illuminated Letter 03
Illuminated letter to Cornelia from Layton Hill in honor of her feast day
1878

Illuminated List of Benefactors

Illuminated list of benefactors


Illuminated List of Benefactors - Detail

Detail of illuminated list of benefactors


Illuminated Prayer 01
Illuminated prayer in honor of Cornelia's feast day
1884

Illuminated Prayer 02
Prayer for St. Aloysius' Day, decorated by student
June 21, 1892

Illuminated Text 01
Illuminated text celebrating Cornelia's feast day (feast of St. Thomas);done by student at Layton Hill
1872

Illuminated Text 02
Detail from illuminated text celebrating Cornelia's feast day; done by student at Layton Hill
1873

Illuminated Text 03
Illuminated text celebrating Cornelia's return
Dec. 21, 1874

Illuminated Text 04
Illuminated text celebrating Cornelia's visit to Layton Hill
June 21, 1876

Illuminated Text 05
Illuminated text celebrating Cornelia's visit and feast day
1877

Illuminated Text 06
Illuminated text celebrating Cornelia's feast day
1878

Illumination 09
Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's

Illumination 10
Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's

Illumination 11
Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's

Illumination 12
Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's

Illumination 13
Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's

Illumination 14
Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's

Illumination 15
Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's

Illumination 15a

Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's


Illumination 16
Sample of illumination done by SHCJ's

Image of Mary
An image of Mary used by Sacred Heart Sisters. It was being painted on the wall of the Trinita while Cornelia was there. Legend has it that she helped paint it.

Lecturn 01
Top of lecturn carved by SHCJ's in England

Lecturn 02
Top of lecturn carved by SHCJ's in England

Litany of Loreto Embroidery (A)

The Madonna and Child. Embroidery piece worked on cream satin with silk and gold thread erroneously attributed to SHCJ. One from a series of thirteen pieces. The full collection resides at The Royal School of Needlework. See "The Litany of Loredo Panels" for more information.


Litany of Loreto Embroidery (B)

The Madonna and Child. Embroidery piece worked on cream satin with silk and gold thread erroneously attributed to SHCJ. One from a series of thirteen pieces. The full collection resides at The Royal School of Needlework. See "The Litany of Loredo Panels" for more information.


Litany of Loreto Embroidery Panels

Details of provenance for embroidery panels: Madonna and Child A and B.

Sept. 2004

Oil painting
Oil painting by unidentified SHCJ

Oil painting "Painted by Mother Cornelia Connelly, Our Beloved Foundress." 01
Oil painting "Painted by Mother Cornelia Connelly, Our Beloved Foundress."

Oil painting "Painted by Mother Cornelia Connelly, Our Beloved Foundress." 01 (Detail)

Detail of oil painting "Painted by Mother Cornelia Connelly, Our Beloved Foundress."


Oil painting "Painted by Mother Cornelia Connelly, Our Beloved Foundress." 02
Oil painting "Painted by Mother Cornelia Connelly, Our Beloved Foundress."

Oil painting "Painted by Mother Cornelia Connelly, Our Beloved Foundress." 02 (Detail)

Detail of oil painting "Painted by Mother Cornelia Connelly, Our Beloved Foundress."


Oil Painting of St. Ignatius

Oil painting of St. Ignatius done by Cornelia Connelly. St. Leonards - Mayfield, Mayfield, Sussex, England. 


Oil Painting of St. Ignatius

Oil painting of St. Ignatius done by Cornelia Connelly. St. Leonards - Mayfield, Mayfield, Sussex, England. 


Oil painting of St. Ignatius Loyola done by Cornelia

6 ft. 6 in. Oil painting of St. Ignatius Loyola done by Cornelia while in Rome; based on sketch by Edward von Steinle; was part of proposed triptych of the Nativity. "She then had reason to think she would not be permitted to rejoin her society again. In the event, Fransoni sent her back to St. Leonards where the picture remained until tranferred to Hastings in 1976. The other two panels were never painted."

1854

Our Lady at the Foot of the Cross
Text on the reverse reads as follows:
Handwritten label to left:
'This picture was painted by Rev. Mother Foundress'.
Printed and filled in label in centre: 
'James [?] Bourlet and Sons Ltd. 
Frame makers and packers
Pictures relined, cleaned and varnished
Artist: Convent of the Holy Child Jesus
Address: [blank]
Price: [blank]'
No further information on this painting has been found nor any documentation to confirm the accuracy of the handwritten statement that it was painted by Cornelia Connelly.

Painting 01
Painting by Sr. A. Con____?

Painting 02
Painting by Monica Bellasis (?), "Prize S. of Art, Hastings, 1906."
1906

Painting 03
Painting by unidentified SHCJ

Painting 04
Painting by unidentified SHCJ

Painting 05
Painting by unidentified SHCJ

Painting of the Holy Child 01
August 15 1980 This picture used to be in Mayfield until the nuns returned to Neuilly after the first World War when rue Perronet was opened in 1921 by Rev. Mother Mary Theresa Walton, Rev. Mother Mary Frances Tholhieust (sp?), being Rev. Mother General; this picture was given to that Neuilly foundation by R. Mary Frances that this house may possess a momento of Rev. Mother Foundress, the picture being  attributed to her. This was told to me and to the first and successive communities of the Holy Child Convent in Neuilly by Mother Mary S. Maurice Reconig (sp?) who was the companion of Rev. Mother Mary Theresa when the house was opened: (M. M. Maurice S was  in charge of rue Perronet after Rev. Mother Theresa returned to England) - Later on, M.M. S. Maurice became the superior of Neuilly. During the second World War this picture was rescued and carefully preserved by a friend...returned to us and until the closing of Neuilly in 1975 was always hanging in the front hall of the house as it had been from 1921 to 1940. - Sr. Marie Pierre Rubeaux, SHCJ. (Note on back of picture.)

Painting of the Holy Child 02
August 15 1980 This picture used to be in Mayfield until the nuns returned to Neuilly after the first World War when rue Perronet was opened in 1921 by Rev. Mother Mary Theresa Walton, Rev. Mother Mary Frances Tholhieust (sp?), being Rev. Mother General; this picture was given to that Neuilly foundation by R. Mary Frances that this house may possess a momento of Rev. Mother Foundress, the picture being  attributed to her. This was told to me and to the first and successive communities of the Holy Child Convent in Neuilly by Mother Mary S. Maurice Reconig (sp?) who was the companion of Rev. Mother Mary Theresa when the house was opened: (M. M. Maurice S was  in charge of rue Perronet after Rev. Mother Theresa returned to England) - Later on, M.M. S. Maurice became the superior of Neuilly. During the second World War this picture was rescued and carefully preserved by a friend...returned to us and until the closing of Neuilly in 1975 was always hanging in the front hall of the house as it had been from 1921 to 1940. - Sr. Marie Pierre Rubeaux, SHCJ. (Note on back of picture.)

Performance Program 01
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1893

Performance Program 02
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1893

Performance Program 03
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1893

Performance Program 04
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1893

Performance Program 05
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1893

Performance Program 06
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1893

Performance Program 06a
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1894

Performance Program 07
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1893

Performance Program 08
Program from performance and distribution of prizes; illustrated by students
1878-1893

Photo of "Thetis and Achilles" from Online Collection at Met

Photo and information about sculpture by Frank Connelly from online collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click here to view.

1874

Print
Limited edition print, "The Poppies" by Elizabeth Gilmore

Print of Last Supper
Print of Last Supper by unidentified SHCJ

Sculpture 01
Sculpture found at Oakland Place, Summit, NJ

Sculpture 02
Sculpture found at Oakland Place, Summit, NJ

Sculpture of Adeline Connelly 01
Sculpture of Adeline Connelly by Pierce Francis (Frank) Connelly

Sculpture of Adeline Connelly 02
Sculpture of Adeline Connelly by Pierce Francis (Frank) Connelly

Sculpture of Adeline Connelly 03
Sculpture of Adeline Connelly by Pierce Francis (Frank) Connelly

Sketch of St. Ignatius

Sketch of St. Ignatius Loyola which served as inspiration for oil painting done by Cornelia.


Tapestry Rug 01
Tapestry rug stitched for Cornelia by SHCJ sisters for aisle of Mayfield Chapel. Stitched in panels then joined; originally ran entire length of chapel. Writing on border speaks of hidden God and delighting in him day and night.
Completed 1887

Tapestry Rug 02
Tapestry rug stitched for Cornelia by SHCJ sisters for aisle of Mayfield Chapel. Stitched in panels then joined; originally ran entire length of chapel. Writing on border speaks of hidden God and delighting in him day and night.
Completed 1888

Tapestry Rug 03
Tapestry rug stitched for Cornelia by SHCJ sisters for aisle of Mayfield Chapel. Stitched in panels then joined; originally ran entire length of chapel. Writing on border speaks of hidden God and delighting in him day and night.
Completed 1889

Tapestry Rug 04
Tapestry rug stitched for Cornelia by SHCJ sisters for aisle of Mayfield Chapel. Stitched in panels then joined; originally ran entire length of chapel. Writing on border speaks of hidden God and delighting in him day and night.
Completed 1890

Two Busts by Frank Connelly

Two examples of Frank's sculpture. Click here to view.


Watercolor 01
Watercolor by Sr. Mary Cole
1991

Watercolor 02
Watercolor by Sr. Mary Cole
1991

Watercolor 03
Watercolors by Eleanor Lane

Watercolor 04
Watercolor by Sr. Rita (sp?) Marie

Watercolor 05
Watercolor by Sr. Marie (sp?) Kathryn Naab

Watercolor 06
Watercolor by Sr. Mary Cole
1989

Watercolor 07
Watercolor by Sr. Catherine N___?
1995

Watercolor 08
Watercolor by unidentified SHCJ

Wooden Figure 01
Wooden figure of "Our Lady of Walsingham (carved in Austria) With deep gratitude and love; To Mother Mary Columba, SHCJ; From Lurana Mary trend; Class of 1956 (Suffern); Ora Pro Nobis."

Wooden Figure 01 - Description

Description of OBJ-ART-OTH-04.



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