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Carving

Object Name:
Carving
Object ID:
1986.064.08
Creator:
Blackstone, Jess
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1930-1950
Description:
Carving, robin, made by Jess Blackstone. Wood, carved and painted. Wire legs extend into brown-painted wooden base. Feet and legs painted black. Bird with reddish breast, black stripes front on throat, yellow beak, two dark-colored probably glass eyes. Head black. Top of body and tail is dark gray with painted outlines of feathers. Underbody is light-colored. Base is carved to look like small mound of dirt. Signed on bottom, "J" with a "B" at the base of the J. Numbered "4". "ROBIN" in black on base.
Material:
Wood
Metal
Dimensions:
H-1.9 L-2.7 D-0.9 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Frances Heald, in Memory of Mary E. Heald
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