Hummingbird Box

David Sengel, Hummingbird Box, 1996, box elder, rose thorns, locust, trifoliate orange thorns, laurel root, hazelnut husks, india ink, and lacquer, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.55A-B
David Sengel, Hummingbird Box, 1996, box elder, rose thorns, locust, trifoliate orange thorns, laurel root, hazelnut husks, india ink, and lacquer, 5 3⁄4 x 7 1⁄2 x 5 1⁄8 in. (14.5 x 19.1 x 13.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995−−2003), 2003.60.55A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Hummingbird Box
Artist
Date
1996
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
5 3⁄4 x 7 1⁄2 x 5 1⁄8 in. (14.5 x 19.1 x 13.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995−−2003)
Mediums
Mediums Description
box elder, rose thorns, locust, trifoliate orange thorns, laurel root, hazelnut husks, india ink, and lacquer
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — foliage
  • Animal — bird — hummingbird
Object Number
2003.60.55A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2003.60.55A-B

Works by this artist (2 items)

Elizabeth W. Capron, To Miss Wheaton; Religion, 1830, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.103B
To Miss Wheaton; Religion
Artist
Date1830
watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Elizabeth W. Capron, Still Life, ca. 1830-1848, oil on velvet mounted on paper with cotton thread, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.103A
Still Life
Artist
Dateca. 1830-1848
oil on velvet mounted on paper with cotton thread
Not on view

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