Sculpture

Plaque with Bas Relief of a Man and Woman

Type: Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1830
Accession number: 2016.25.113
Maker: Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions: 15 x 14 x 1 in. (38.1 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.)
Medium: carved pine, paint, and shellac
Description: Plaque with bas relief image of a man and women in period dress, with stylized features, standing frontal posture, arms slightly outstretched and palms up; a swag curtain with five tassels frame them; two small eagles over the head of each of the figures; Maine.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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