Figurines
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Three-dimensional works that represent humans, animals, or mythical beasts at less than half life-size. While the term may be used interchangeably with "statuette" in certain situations, it differs in that a statuette is always free-standing while a figurine may be part of a larger work, such as a decorative detail on a candelabra or mirror.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Eric Knight papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 40
Abstract:
The papers contain writings and other papers documenting the literary career of Eric Knight, as well as personal papers, many of which concern his support of the Allied cause in World War II and his military service.
Dates:
1908-1990
Anna Marble-Pollock cat collection
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1541
Abstract:
The collection contains photographs and other visual materials, objects, papers, printed material, and sound recordings relating to cats, Anna Marble-Pollock, and Carl Van Vechten.
Dates:
1827-circa 1966
William A. Speck collection of Goetheana : general ephemera
Collection
Call Number: YCGL MSS 27
Abstract:
The William A. Speck Collection of Goetheana: General Ephemera is an artificial collection of miscellaneous, non-book materials long associated with the Speck Collection but previously uncataloged. The collection demonstrates how Goethe and his works entered into the popular culture in the late nineteenth century and early decades of the twentieth. The collection includes a few items relating directly to Goethe, such as pens that he used and his grandfather Textor's seal, as well as items...
Dates:
1766-1999