Object Record
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Object Name |
Carving |
Catalog Number |
2019.0042.012 |
Description |
A "ball-in-cage" woodcarving, hand-carved from a single piece of wood with three balls. carved toggle rotates freely at one end. Brown colour; lightly varnished. |
Notes |
Michael Meidinger was born June 30, 1873 in Stephen Twp, Huron County. He was one of 14 children born to parents Jacob Meidinger and Tharasia Eisenhoffer. He later moved to Zurich, ON after his marriage to Elisabeth (Elizabeth) Flaxbard on November 28, 1906. In the last years of his life he moved into Exeter, ON. Michael passed away on March 4, 1968. Michael was a stone mason and bricklayer by trade but created many intricate wood carvings and inlaid pieces of furniture. Many of his carvings contain hinges and moving parts that are carved from a single piece of wood. |
Material |
Wood |
Dimensions |
H-6.5 W-2 L-17.5 Dia-1 cm |
Dimension Details |
Diameter is for the balls. |
Artist |
Meidinger, Michael |
Medium |
Wood |
Subjects |
Wood carving |
Search Terms |
Zurich Stephen Township Exeter |