Small Boy with Baskets - New Bern, NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member LJParr
N 35° 06.347 W 077° 02.668
18S E 313665 N 3886686
Located at Tryon Palace in the Green Garden.
Waymark Code: WM9FBJ
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 2

The Green Garden, according to Tryonpalace.org/greengarden, is 'a small enclosed space designed to be seen from the house and for the private use of the family.'

Open to the public, access to the gardens and a palace tour are available by paid admission.

Description from the Inventory page:

A small boy or cherub stands holding a stick over his proper right shoulder with a basket of fruit attached to it. He carries a garland of fruit in his proper left hand, a large basket of fruit behind him on his proper left. He is draped around the groin and his proper right leg is in a backward position. The sculpture is mounted upon a square pedestal with a short, graduated base.
TITLE: Small Boy with Baskets

ARTIST(S): Unknown, sculptor.

DATE: None

MEDIUM: Sculpture: composition stone; Base: stone

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NC000435

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located in the Green Garden on the west side of and adjoining Tryon Palace.


DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None


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