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Dedication mass for "Christ on the Cross" at Indian River Catholic Shrine in Indian River, Michigan.

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Paper bag marked "little Swedish things" with several small metal objects with a point on one end. Primus is a maker of outdoor camping stoves and these appear to be parts or cleaning parts of those stoves. Each is stamped "Sweden, Primus 4605"

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Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands with a small-scale bronze of The Spirit of Detroit.jpg
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…

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Placed on top of a Narwhal horn, or tooth is this plaster model of the Princess and the Unicorn. The Narwhal tusk is actually a tooth from the Narwhal, a type of whale related to the Beluga, and used for breaking up ice and/or attracting mates. The…

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The Princess and the Unicorn, armature, 1975
Metal and wood

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal…

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There are 9 small parts in a box that make up part of the Princess and Unicorn. The box lists 2 parts the top and bottom of the piece which may make up the bulk of the sculpture. What remains in the box are appendages and small parts.

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The Princess and the Unicorn, 1985
Miniature
Silver and gold with emeralds

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

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Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

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Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.
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