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Exhibition History“American Folk Art: Collection from the Fenimore Art Museum,” Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, January 25, 2001 – March 24, 2001.
Artist
Unidentified Artist
(American)
Mermaid
Datec. 1850
MediumPainted wood
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 20 in. (39.4 × 17.1 × 50.8 cm)
Object numberN0158.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextMermaids were popular subjects for signs, weathervanes, and carvings in coastal towns and cities. This sculpture, found in a waterfront shop in Baltimore, was possibly meant to be a garden fountain, although its condition suggests little actual use. It may have been a model for a fountain to be made of more durable material. The quality and style of carving strongly suggest the work of a professional woodcarver, possibly a shipcarver.Exhibition History“American Folk Art: Collection from the Fenimore Art Museum,” Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, January 25, 2001 – March 24, 2001.
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