Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Canadian Harvest |
Object ID |
SH1984.028.088 |
Object Name |
Box, Wall |
Description |
An elaborately carved wall bracket chip-carved all along the edges with relief carved eight-pointed stars and painted circles and lines with two carved animals. In the centre of the container '1931' relief carved. Box has four sides and is screwed to the bracket, the front is attached with two screws. The bracket is painted white, with one red star in blue circle, and two blue, white and red circles. The front of the box has a red and blue circle in each corner, red and blue chip-carved edges, scalloped, a red and blue band along the front, two big relief-carved red stars in blue cirle. Traces of something broken off in the middle. |
Date |
1920 |
Date |
1940 |
Dimensions |
H-47 W-31.3 D-10 cm |
History |
Erwin (Ervin?) Shantz was one of four brothers (Levi, Orvie, Elam) who were born in the early 1900's in the Wiesles House at Lexington. Following Frederick Hoffman in design they carved a number of brackets and combs between the 1920s and 1940s. They also used the notch carving technique and radiating stars and horseshoe motifs. |
People |
Shantz, Erwin |