Glass Eye, Bird
- Object Name:
- Glass Eye, Bird
- Object ID:
- 1998.005.62
- Creator:
- Hofmann, M. J.
Glassmaker - Place of Origin:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Date:
- 1930-1969
- Description:
- Set of six glass bird eyes, attached to cardboard. Each eye has a black center. The surrounding glass is clear, gray, orange, or yellow. They range in size from 0.1" to 0.25". Cardboard marked, "M.J. HOFMANN / 989 GATES AVE. / BROOKLYN, N.Y." The eyes are mounted to the board with wire. Cardboard: 2.1" x 1.25".
- Material:
- Glass
Cardboard
Metal - Provenance:
- Used by Jess D. Blackstone (1909-1988), bird carver, Pembroke, NH. Jess was taught bird carving by his father, Arthur M. Blackstone, who was also a linoleum block printer. Arthur and Jess worked together in Melrose, MA, in the 1930s. Jess began a solo career of bird carving c. 1940, when he and Edith moved to New Hampshire (listed as "craftsman" in Concord Directory, 1941-42). He focused on birds of NH. Jess is reported to have been the first bird carver in the League of NH Craftsmen. He continued bird carving into the 1980s.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane Blackstone
- People:
- Blackstone, Jess (1909-1988)
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