Neighboring Pews
Artist
John Rogers
American, 1829 - 1904
Date1884
MediumSlip cast plaster, paint
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 16 x 11 1/2 in. (50.8 x 40.6 x 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineDonated by Charles R.Wood
Object number1992.4.43
On View
Not on viewCollections
- Sculpture
- American Paintings & Sculpture
Signed"JOHN ROGERS/NEW YORK/1883" in intaglio printing sans serif capital letters on the left end of the base top. There are two dates on the piece itself, 1883 and 1884. Rogers was completed work on this design to have it ready for Christmas of 1883, the patenting process was not completed until January of 1884. As this piece has the patent date on it, it would not have been produced before that.
Inscribed"NEIGHBORING PEWS" in intaglio printing in sans serif block capital letters on the front face of the base.
Markings"PATENTED JAN 29/1884" in intaglio printing sans serif block capitals on the back (right end) of the rear pew.
"92" in pencil on the back face of the base refers to box number accordin to Lubus appraisal.
DescriptionParlor sculpture with four figures, a male standing behind the second pew proffering a book, probably a hymnal to a younger female who is standing between the two pews. An older female is seated on the rear pew and boy playing with an adults top hat an gloves is prone on front pew. On a rounded rectangular base.Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "The Sculpture of John Rogers from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wood," March 23 to April 30, 1972, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY with accompanying catalog.ProvenanceGlens Falls, NY, Charles R. Wood1992, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust
