Tramp art plaque with birds and penguin

NamePlaque

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datelate 19th-early 20th Century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions8 1/4 × 10 13/16 × 1 3/16 in. (21 × 27.5 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2017.23.1

Object numberFA.2017.23.1

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionWooden plaque. On the top of the frame, in each corner, two birds with yellow bodies and green wings and tails. Within the frame, two pale birds with long beaks and a penguin between them. Bottom of the frame has two birds facing each other with red bodies and black wings. Frame is decorated with notched geometric wooden pieces.