13th c Carved Circus Grotesques

Art

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

HM-315. 2

Description

Carved wooden set of 10 acrobats and juggler figures set into building as a frieze. 8 across front, 2 on the side. Located under eaves & above the Tours, France, "bakery" door frame Possibly Italian, Circa 13th century Purchased in France from Huard, 1926-08-15 Referred to by Hammond as the "Deadly Sins" and originally proposed to be made into courtyard doorway

Collection

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

315

Made/Created

Place

Location

Italian

Notes

Date: ca. 13th c.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Frieze

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Entablature

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Supporting Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

General Notes

Note Type

JHHJr diary p591 1926-08-12 (marriage in papers, 13thc fireplaces, Bacri door, Barnard, grotesques)

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (31)

Note Type

1986-11-20 to B Deluca, p3 (Mussey restoration for facades, HM 368, 102, 40)

Note Type

2006-02-03 artifact list w 1983 values, copy (1)

Note Type

1951 Tour Manual 010

Note Type

1926-09 ca Buswell Letter #30 (business, pool, grotesques, roof)

Note

from Cape Ann Museum Buswell Collection

Note Type

1926-09 ca Buswell Letter #87 (well, patio door, wood men, Allen & Collens)