Flower frog

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Flower frog

Entry/Object ID

MP.2010.14

Description

Green-bronze-colored device in the form of three turtles of graduated sizes, attached at slight diagonal; ring-shaped bodies with tall hexagonal interior walls, mimicking shell pattern; applied heads, feet and tails.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1900 - 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/8 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

2-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (2.9 x 11.4 x 7 cm)

Material

Lead

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Some white accretions; heads of turtles bent at different angles; feeet and tails also bent.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Violetta White Delafield

Notes

User

Person or Organization

Violetta White Delafield

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned 2010, acquired earlier. Cataloged 2013 [Jessa J. Krick, 1/8/2014].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Part of the seasonal room installation in the Warming Kitchen when house is open.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Breakfast Room

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial