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The Shaughraun and "Tatters"
The Shaughraun and "Tatters"

The Shaughraun and "Tatters"

Artist John Rogers American, 1829 - 1904
Date1875
MediumSlip cast plaster, paint
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 11 3/4 x 9 in. (50.8 x 29.8 x 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineDonated by Charles R.Wood
Object number1992.4.62
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Collections
  • Sculpture
  • American Paintings & Sculpture
Signed"JOHN ROGERS/ NEW YORK" in intaglio block capitals on the front base of the stone wall.
Inscribed"THE SHAUGRAUN AND TATTERS" in intaglio block capitals on the front face of the base.
Markings"PATENTED MAR. 2 1875" in intaglio block capitals on top of the base, behind the wall "89" in pencil on the back face of the base refers to a box number according to the Lubus appraisal.
DescriptionParlor sculpture of a male figure seated on a cylindrical bollard with large ring attached and having his right leg bent on the adjacent stone wall. He holds a violin in his left hand and the bow in his right and a dog that is seated with his front paws raised in the air on the wall next to him has part of the bow hugged against his body with his left front leg. Oval base with squared back

Exhibition HistoryShown 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. Wood
1992, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust

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