Lamb Store Figure

DateProbably 1800-1825

MediumWood and paint

Dimensions15 1/4" X 23 1/4" X 8 3/4"

Credit LineGift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Object number1933.706.1

DescriptionLife-size carving of a lamb showing fleece in bold detail, painted a greyish white. The piece is comprised of several pieces of wood originally glued together prior to carving to make the whole. It has been subsequently re-secured with iron nails. An iron plate is screwed into a recess on the underside of the figure with a metal hole for supporting a rod to mount the figure.
Label TextMany tradesmen alert customers to the nature of their businesses by lettered signboards or symbolic three-dimensional figures or both. This life-sized carving of a lamb probably stood in a window or near the entry of a wool merchant's shop.
ProvenanceFrom Mrs. Rockefeller's collection; formerly in the possession of Isabel Carleton Wilde.