Standing cage in form of church, with buttressed tower; door, arched windows and ornament of geometric pierced designs. Tray (part b), opens at back; base (part c) with "fence."

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Object Timeline

1916	We acquired this object.
2005	We photographed this object.
2021	You found it!

Bird cage in the form of a church Birdcage, 1850–1900

This is a Birdcage. It is dated 1850–1900 and we acquired it in 1916. Its medium is wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Bell Tower Model, ca. 1880
carved and turned pearwood.
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
2014-11-1

with central column around which a bombe spiral staircase rotates terminating in a similarly curved inverted cone form standing area of the pulpit surmounted by a carved scroll canopy attached above to the column, all resting a rectangular geometrically inlaid marquetry floor-base

Pulpit Model With Staircase (France), mid-19th century
carved, inlaid, marquetried, and veneered walnut, pear, and oak.
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
2007-45-13

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 96.5 x 61 x 29.8 cm (38 x 24 x 11 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Bird cage in the form of a church Birdcage, 1850–1900; Previously owned by Alexander Wilson Drake (American, 1843-1916); USA; wood; H x W x D: 96.5 x 61 x 29.8 cm (38 x 24 x 11 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1916-19-95-a/c

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BdAV/
Accession Number 1916-19-95-a/c
Object ID 18187809