Carving
- Title:
- CHICKADEE
- Object Name:
- Carving
- Object ID:
- 1987.043.03
- Creator:
- Blackstone, Jess
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Description:
- Bird Carving, Chickadee. Carved wood model of bird with steel legs stuck into carved wood base. Feet and legs painted black. Feet painted on base. Base painted brown with white highlights to simulate dirt or stone. Bird has black hood, two dark eyes, black under throat and beak, two whitish pointed areas that lead back of head toward beak on side. White breast with touches of tan under body. Gray band across top of back. White feather edges on a darkish brown body for back, top, and tail. Bottom of tail is light gray/brown. On bottom of base in black ink: "2235" and "CHICKADEE". Artist symbol of round large "B" with elongated "J" sticking out of the top.
- Material:
- Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-1.95 L-3.6 D-0.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eleanor Lane Harte
- People:
- Blackstone, Jess (1909-1988)
- Subjects:
- Birds, Carvings, Sculpture, Chickadees
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