Norwich - The bronze statue stolen from Sarah Osgood's grave in the Yantic Cemetery likely was not the work of famed New Hampshire sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, an expert on his work has said.Henry J. Duffy, museum curator at the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site in Cornish, N.H., told Slater Memorial Museum Curator Vivian Zoe that there is no evidence that Saint-Gaudens sculpted the bronze statue of a life-size woman kneeling atop Sarah Osgood's gravestone. Osgood died in 1881.

Henry J. Duffy, museum curator at the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site in Cornish, N.H., told Slater Memorial Museum Curator Vivian Zoe that there is no evidence that Saint-Gaudens sculpted the bronze statue of a life-size woman kneeling atop Sarah Osgood's gravestone. Osgood died in 1881.Norwich police are investigating the theft of the statue, reported missing Feb. 19. Detective Michael McVicker, who is investigating, was not available to comment Monday. Anyone with information about the statue should contact McVicker at (860) 886-5561.

Norwich police are investigating the theft of the statue, reported missing Feb. 19. Detective Michael McVicker, who is investigating, was not available to comment Monday. Anyone with information about the statue should contact McVicker at (860) 886-5561.