Cornucopia Blocks [Untitled]
circa 1980 / Creator Unknown / Toledo
Two large stone blocks that once decorated a building, are carved with depictions of cornucopia overflowing with fruit.
These pieces came from a mansion on the Old West End of Toledo and was acquired by Richard Boers, Director of the Dept. of Natural Resources, City of Toledo. It is possible they were part of the donation from Mrs. E. Benjamin Gillett in 1980, along with the "Boat Fountain", item #2061.
Location: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.
Title
Cornucopia Blocks [Untitled]
Description
Two large stone blocks that once decorated a building, are carved with depictions of cornucopia overflowing with fruit.
These pieces came from a mansion on the Old West End of Toledo and was acquired by Richard Boers, Director of the Dept. of Natural Resources, City of Toledo. It is possible they were part of the donation from Mrs. E. Benjamin Gillett in 1980, along with the "Boat Fountain", item #2061.
These pieces came from a mansion on the Old West End of Toledo and was acquired by Richard Boers, Director of the Dept. of Natural Resources, City of Toledo. It is possible they were part of the donation from Mrs. E. Benjamin Gillett in 1980, along with the "Boat Fountain", item #2061.
Date
circa 1980
Subject
Source
Personal correspondence with former Toledo Botanical Garden Chief Horticulturist and Board Member, Janice Lower, July 14, 2021.
Publisher
Ohio Outdoor Sculpture
Identifier
2145
Location City
Location County
Location Notes
Outside the southern entrance to the Perennial Border Garden
Location Site
Location Street
5403 Elmer Dr.
Location Type
Materials
Date Relocated
circa 1980
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![Cornucopia and Flora.JPG [image/jpeg]](http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/8cd9055aa5edb2e7f96ba9f069db1094.JPG){kind=link}
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