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Grotesque Bird
Designer:
Bolten, Arent van
(In the style of)
Founder:
Unknown
(Uncertain)
Bronze, cast. Grotesque figure of a wingless, long-legged bird-like creature. It has a bird-like head and scrawny outstretched neck, beak open wide, the body of a snail and the legs akin to those of an ostrich.
History note: With Cecil Leitch & Kerin by Dec. 1937 when sold to Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC; bequeathed to his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek
Bequeathed by Mrs Pamela Sherek from the collection of the late Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory.
Height: 17.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela
17th Century, Early#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1630
CE
The model has been most commonly attributed to the Dutch artist Arent or Arnold van Bolten (c. 1573-before 1633), based on surviving designs by him. The present cast may be later.
Sculpture
Depth 16 cm
Height 18.1 cm
Width 8.9 cm
Plinth
Depth 9.9 cm
Height 2 cm
Width 16.8 cm
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast
Accession number: M.8-1997
Primary reference Number: 13767
Old object number: B.8.
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_8_1997
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Grotesque Bird" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13767 Accessed: 2024-12-23 04:42:28
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