Carving

Sculpture

Vermont Historical Society

hermit thrush transparency

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

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