Figure (Bird (whimbrel or curlew))

Museum Object Number 1965.1988

Object Name

Figure (Bird (whimbrel or curlew))

Category

Sculpture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Eastern, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Possibly from New Jersey or eastern New York including Long Island.

Date

1850-1900

Materials

Pine, white; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

6.5 (H) , 12 (L) , 2 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.51 (H) , 30.48 (L) , 5.08 (W)

Measurement Notes

OH from base to top of head, OL from beak to tail, OW of body.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 53, fig. 50; p.110, cat. no. 50.