Name/Title
FigurineEntry/Object ID
1943.8.9Description
Plywood cutout figurine of soldier. The figure is painted on the front, and the plywood is left bare on the reverse. The soldier is shown wearing an eighteenth-century-style military uniform consisting of a black bicorn hat, a green coat edged in red, a fawn waistcoat, fawn breeches, and tall black boots. He is holding a long gun across his body with his right arm and there is a sword at his left hip. The figure sits in a slot within a rectangular wooden base. The back is stamped with the words, "JEHIEL HAWLEY STUDIOS by" and signed, "Horace Mills Abrams". It is inked with the inscription, "Lt. Ira Allen in Parade Uniform of Green Mountain Rangers and by N.Y. Pro. Congress July 4, 1775".Context
Made by Horace Mills Abrams to exhibit as a clothing reference for military clothing worn at the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War.Acquisition
Accession
1943.8Source or Donor
Abrams, Horace Mills (1894-1960)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Abrams, Horace Mills (1894-1960)Date made
1930 - 1940Place
City
BenningtonCounty
Bennington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
FigurineNomenclature Secondary Object Term
StatueNomenclature Primary Object Term
SculptureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (each)Height
10 inDepth
1/4 inRelationships
Related Events
Event
Battle of BenningtonEvent
American Revolutionary War