Carving

Sculpture

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Carving

Entry/Object ID

1991.1.1

Description

Hyper-realistic wood carving of a bird mounted on a branch. The branch is mounted on a marble block that sits on a low wooden base inscribed, "VERMONT STATE BIRD HERMIT THRUSH". The back corner of the base has the written label, "F. L. Scholz Hancock, VT. #0208 1-91".

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Subject

Hermit Thrush

Context

Made by Floyd Scholz of Hancock, Vermont, to celebrate the Vermont Bicentennial in 1991.

Acquisition

Accession

1991.1

Source or Donor

Kunin, Madeleine May (b. 1933)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Governor of Vermont

Made/Created

Artist

Scholz, Floyd (b. 1958)

Date made

1991

Place

Town

Hancock

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12 in

Width

5 in

Depth

4 in

Dimension Description

Bird

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kunin, Madeleine May (b. 1933)

Related Events

Event

Vermont Bicentennial