Hummingbird on Cactus (Blue-throated Hummingbird on Ladyfinger Cactus)
Artist
Edward Marshall Boehm
(American, 1913 - 1969)
Manufacturer
Boehm Porcelain
(founded 1950)
Date1958
Mediumporcelain; bisque fired; hand-painted
Dimensions8 inches (20.3 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number41.2.217.A
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
DescriptionPorcelain sculpture of male hummingbird on cactus, most likely a Blue-throated Mountain-gem, also called as a Blue-throated Hummingbird. Cactus is likely a Ladyfinger Cactus. This sculpture is a single bird, not part of a pair.Label TextFamily: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Scientific name: Lampornis clemenciae (common name: Blue-throated Mountain-gem, or, alternate: Blue-throated hummingbird)
ProvenancePurchased January 19, 1959 through (Sakowitz, Houston, 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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