Object Record
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Object Name |
Carving |
Donor |
Forrest, Asta |
Description |
Wooden figure carved roughly. The figure portrays a Danish postman in a red coat with white buttons and white stripes on his cuffs, black pants and shoes, and a black hat with a white band around it. He has a black tie on as well. His left arm is at his side with a piece of white mail tucked under it. His right arm is bent at the elbow and he is holding an envelope in his fingers. On the rear bottom of his coat is a red sticker with off white lettering: "MADE / IN / DENMARK". |
Dimensions |
H-6.375 W-2 D-1.25 inches |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark |
Owned By |
Forrest, Asta |
Material |
wood |
Associated People |
Forrest, Asta |
Search Terms |
Forrest, Asta Danish postman carving figurine art |
Provenance |
This figure was purchased by the donor in Denmark. Donor Asta Christensen Forrest immigrated in 1950 and settled in Fountain Hills, Arizona. |
Date Received by Museum |
02/27/1995 |
Images |
237\1995047010b.JPG |
Accession number |
1995.047 |
Object Identification Number |
1995.047.010b |