Plaque with Butterfly Boy, from 1156-1162 Third Avenue, NYC (demolished circa 1965)
Object Label
This delightful image of a butterfly-child sipping nectar from blossoms through a straw is cast in low relief with great delicacy. The highly naturalistic though improbable combination of human, insect, and plant life is conceived in the spirit of an Art Nouveau fantasy. This style of decoration, popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, displayed organically flowing, often highly stylize plant forms and found expression not only in architecture, but in design, illustration, and even dress.
Caption
American. Plaque with Butterfly Boy, from 1156-1162 Third Avenue, NYC (demolished circa 1965), ca. 1885. Red terracotta, 25 x 28 x 7 1/2 in. (63.5 x 71.1 x 19.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Frost, 69.181. Creative Commons-BY
Collection
Collection
Culture
Title
Plaque with Butterfly Boy, from 1156-1162 Third Avenue, NYC (demolished circa 1965)
Date
ca. 1885
Geography
Place made: United States
Medium
Red terracotta
Classification
Dimensions
25 x 28 x 7 1/2 in. (63.5 x 71.1 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Frost
Accession Number
69.181
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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