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Bird Figurine

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1960-1970

GUSN

GUSN-51133

Description

A carved, painted wooden figure of a Puffin perched on a fragment of a twisted branch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

figurines
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Carved
Painted
FIGURINE, BIRD

Inscription

In ink on the branch bottom is: M.WL 1964?

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 x 3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.793

Related Items

Title Bird Figure Accession Number 1986.794

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