Charlotte Wampold, a second-year Preservation Carpentry student, used stereoscopic images from the 1860s to recreate a bust from the broken pediment on the inside façade of the now-demolished Hancock Mansion. Over the past three years, Preservation Carpentry students have been re-creating the first and second floors of the Mansion’s entryway and all its intricate details.

It was unknown who this bust depicted, so Charlotte dove deep into research—narrowing down icons and figures that would have been used at that time and eventually landing on Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.

Using classical representations of Nike, Charlotte started with a one-day rough build at a 1:1 clay scale—just to get sizing ready for carving. Using those measurements, she then carved the bust out of eastern white pine incorporating details specific to Nike.

The carved bust remains unfinished, waiting for the next class of Preservation Carpentry students to get to work on their segment of the Hancock Mansion project.