Nonpareil Buntings on Flowering Raspberry
Artist
Edward Marshall Boehm
(American, 1913 - 1969)
Manufacturer
Boehm Porcelain
(founded 1950)
Date1958
Mediumporcelain; bisque fiired; hand-painted
Dimensions8 1/2 x 5 inches (21.6 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number41.2.18
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
DescriptionPorcelain sculpture of pair of Painted Buntings on flowering raspberry plant. Male has butterfly in his beak. Female has open mouth.Label TextFamily: Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
Scientific name: Passerina ciris (common name: Painted Bunting. Nonpareil (without equal) is a French name for the bird.)
ProvenancePurchased May 10, 1961 through (Neiman-Marcus, Dallas, Texas) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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