Il Porcellino - Lyndon Center, Vermont
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Vermontish
N 44° 32.167 W 072° 00.761
18T E 737340 N 4935762
Reportedly one of four in the US
Waymark Code: WM4CWR
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The original "Little Pig" was reportedly done in marble by a Greek or Roman artist. A plaster mold was made by Renaissance sculptor Pietro Tacca (1577-1540).

In 1857, Benelli, working in Florence from Tacca's original plaster mold, cast a bronze boar. Several casts of the 1857 boar have reportedly been made; reportedly, there are eleven worldwide, four in the US.

This one was a gift to the village by Luther B. Harris, president of the Lyndonville National Bank. An amateur sculptor himself, Harris chiseled the foundation for the statue. It is known locally as Barfing Boar or Puking Pig.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: "Il Porcellino" ("Little Pig")

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Giuseppe Benelli (1819-1861)

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Cast 1857; Dedicated 1912

Materials used: Bronze on granite base

Location: Not listed
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