Plaque with Butterfly Boy, from 1156-1162 Third Avenue, NYC (demolished circa 1965)

Artist:American

Medium: Red terracotta

Geograhical Locations:

• United States

Dates:ca. 1885

Dimensions: 25 x 28 x 7 1/2 in. (63.5 x 71.1 x 19.1 cm)

Collections:

• American Art

Museum Location: Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor

Accession Number: 69.181

Catalogue Description:
Cast rectangular plaque with head of youth, a butterfly-boy or girl sipping nectar from blossoms through a straw.

Brooklyn Museum