Detail View: The AMICA Library: Hackberry Spheroid

AMICA ID: 
SAAM.1997.63
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description: 
Spherical shape on an integral small cylindrical base. Natural striations of wood grain overall.
Creator Name: 
Moulthrop, Edward
Creator Nationality: 
American
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
born 1916
Creator Name-CRT: 
Edward Moulthrop
Title: 
Hackberry Spheroid
Title Type: 
Title
View: 
Full view
Creation Date: 
1995
Creation Start Date: 
1995
Creation End Date: 
1995
Materials and Techniques: 
turned hackberry wood
Dimensions: 
17 5/8 x 17 7/8 in. (44.7 x 45.3 cm) diam.
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Height
Measurement Value: 
44.7
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Diameter
Measurement Value: 
45.3
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
footprint
Measurement Dimension: 
Diameter
Measurement Value: 
17.7
Measurement Unit: 
cm
AMICA Contributor: 
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Owner Location: 
Washington, DC, USA
ID Number: 
1997.63
Credit Line: 
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery
Inscriptions: 
bottom carved: ED MOULTHROP/HACKBERRY/CELTIS TENUIFOLIA/605971
Inscriptions: 
bottom burned: (artist's symbol)
Copyright: 
Copyright Smithsonian American Art Museum
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
SAAM.1997.63_1a.tif