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A PAIR OF NUTCRACKERS

Creator(s): Samuel John Carter (Artist)

Currently in storage


About this object

Two red squirrels are perched on a rock. One is sitting upright and eating a nut. The other is leaning on the rock with its forepaws at the feet of the first squirrel and holding a nut in its mouth. Behind the squirrels is a leafy tree. To the left and right and stands of bushes and flowers.

Object name:
A PAIR OF NUTCRACKERS
Made from:
Oil on canvas
Made in:
England
Date made:
1874
Size:
59.7 x 49.5 cm (23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
51.169
Class:
PAINTING
Signature marks:
SIGNATURE; DATE lower right corner: Sam Carter 1874
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973