Figurine

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Figurine

Entry/Object ID

1992.11.2

Description

Hollow ceramic figurine of a soldier wearing 18th-century style clothing, including a tricorn hat, green coat with red cuffs and collar, black boots, a white cravat, and tan waistcoat and breeches. He is shown standing at ease with one hand holding a musket with the butt on the ground. The figurine is labeled, "Colonel Seth Warner's Special/Regiment of Green Mtn. Boys,/Formed in June, 1775/No. 1 of 250/ Limited Edition/1771-1991."

Context

Made by Jean M. Rice of Bristol, Vermont, to celebrate the Vermont Bicentennial.

Acquisition

Accession

1992.11

Source or Donor

Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Commission

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Rice, Jean M.

Manufacturer

Otter Creek Gun Works

Date made

1991

Place

Town

Bristol

County

Addison 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

Material

Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Warner, Seth (1743-1784)

Related Events

Event

Vermont Bicentennial