Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Woodcarving: 2 birds on base
Object Number:
INV.10092
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 8 x 2 in. ( 9.2 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Decorative sculpture consisting of a pair of red and dark green (or black) painted wooden birds on wire legs mounted facing each other on a rectangular ocher and black painted wooden base with beveled top edges; a black painted spire-like wooden ornament in mounted between the two birds.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
