Bird and Flowers Tin Punch
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: A stylized bird perches on a branch in this tin punch crated by Ira Blount (1918-2020). Its head is turned toward its wing, recalling the "Distelfink,” or goldfinch, of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art. Flowers and leaves surround the bird and decorate the background. In addition to hearts in the lower right and upper left corners, a third heart is “hidden” in the bird’s tailfeathers.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0113
objectType: label: Type
content: tin punch
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: tin plate
label: Dimensions
content: 14 15/16 × 10 7/16 × 7/8 in. (38 × 26.5 × 2.2 cm)