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Snow Goose Carving

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1875-1900

GUSN

GUSN-2416

Description

Large wooden carved goose painted white. Intended to hang. With wings spread and open beak with red tongue.

Details

Descriptive Terms

carvings (visual works)
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
geese
Wood
Painted
Carved
Goose
Carving

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 57 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.439

Places

Maryland (United States)
Chesapeake Bay (United States) [bay]

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