Name/Title
FigurineEntry/Object ID
1943.8.2Description
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 brown tricorn hat, a green coat edged in red, a yellow plaid shirt, fawn breeches and stockings, and brown shoes. He is holding a long gun over his left shoulder. The figure sits in a slot within a rectangular wooden base. The back is incised with the inscription, "Green Mountain Ranger / Parade Uniform / Horace Mills Abrams".Context
Made by Horace Mills Abrams as a model for a series of signs to be placed around Bennington, Vermont.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