Figurine

Name/Title

Figurine

Entry/Object ID

1943.8.6

Description

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 a tricorn hat, a fawn-colored hunting shirt and breeches, with white stockings, brown spats, and black shoes. He is holding a long gun with a strap over his left shoulder. 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 incised with the inscription, "Green Mountain Rangers / Field uniform".

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

1943.8

Source or Donor

Abrams, Horace Mills (1894-1960)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Abrams, Horace Mills (1894-1960)

Date made

1930 - 1940

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Figurine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Statue

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (each)

Height

10 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Wood, Paint

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Battle of Bennington

Event

American Revolutionary War