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Plaster deep relief of a mad riding a horse. The horse is standing on its back legs. The horses tail looks like a fluted Greek column.

He designed these in hopes of getting a commission to be placed on a building out west. These are the only…

Plaster head of baboon on a plaster base.

Portrait of an Old Man, 1929
Black walnut

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.003

Fredericks executed several woodcarving during the early part of his career. He made this sculpture, possibly during his senior year, at the…

Unknown plaster portrait of an old woman.

Artist - John S. Coppin 1904 - 1986

John S. Coppin was the son of Thomas and Maude L (Leveed) Coppin of Mitchell, Ontario. He was born 13 Dept 1904, Mitchell, Ontario and died aged 81, 1750 Bun Franklin Drive, Sarasota, he died on June 26th 1986…

Paper bag marked "little Swedish things" with several small metal objects with a point on one end. Primus is a maker of outdoor camping stoves and these appear to be parts or cleaning parts of those stoves. Each is stamped "Sweden, Primus 4605"

Placed on top of a Narwhal horn, or tooth is this plaster model of the Princess and the Unicorn. The Narwhal tusk is actually a tooth from the Narwhal, a type of whale related to the Beluga, and used for breaking up ice and/or attracting mates. The…

The Princess and the Unicorn, armature, 1975
Metal and wood

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal…

There are 9 small parts in a box that make up part of the Princess and Unicorn. The box lists 2 parts the top and bottom of the piece which may make up the bulk of the sculpture. What remains in the box are appendages and small parts.

- Base…

The Princess and the Unicorn, 1985
Miniature
Silver and gold with emeralds

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.034