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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Milford
     
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    Handsome Carved Work, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Foster, Thomas, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Handsome Carved Work, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1885.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Painted wood.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On center of shield:) A.D. 1885 unsigned
    Description: 
    A relief wood carving designed to fit in the pediment of a front door gable. The carving shows a lark, an owl, and a girl's head. The girl has braids and wears a cap. Below the girl's head is a shield. Intertwined throughout the carving are vines and leaves.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Lark
    Animal -- Bird -- Owl
    Figure female -- Head
    Object -- Foliage
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Milford
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Located, 10 Church Street, Milford, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The carving hangs above the door of a private residence. For related material see Milford Gazette, July 16, 1886, and Milford Journal, April 7, 1908.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS MA000149
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