Grand Italiante Urns
2000 / Creator Unknown / Toledo
Two large stone urns, carved in relief with depictions of people engaged in daily farm and village life.
Acquired by Mrs. Barbara McKelvy’s mother-in-law from Europe in the 1940s.
Location: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. | Previous Location: McKelvy residence on River Road in Perrysburg, Ohio (Wood County). A 1929 French chateau style home facing the Maumee River.
Title
Grand Italiante Urns
Description
Two large stone urns, carved in relief with depictions of people engaged in daily farm and village life.
Acquired by Mrs. Barbara McKelvy’s mother-in-law from Europe in the 1940s.
Acquired by Mrs. Barbara McKelvy’s mother-in-law from Europe in the 1940s.
Date
2000
Subject
Source
Personal correspondence with Toledo Botanical Garden Lead Horticulturist, Jonathan Milbrodt, July 13, 2021.
Personal correspondence with former Toledo Botanical Garden Chief Horticulturist and Board Member, Janice Lower, July 14, 2021.
Article from Home Garden. September 2000. Toledo Botanical Garden acquires McKelvy garden sculpture collection. Article supplied by Toledo Botanical Garden.
Publisher
Ohio Outdoor Sculpture
Relation
Type
Identifier
2142
Location City
Location County
Location Previous
McKelvy residence on River Road in Perrysburg, Ohio (Wood County). A 1929 French chateau style home facing the Maumee River.
Location Notes
Both urns are situated along the eastern end of the pathways of the Grand Allee, each on a separate path.
Provider Qualifier
Donated by
Provider Entity
McKelvy Family, Perrysburg Ohio
Location Site
Location Street
5403 Elmer Dr.
Location Type
Artist Notes
Europe
Installation Date
2000
Creation Date
circa 1940
Materials
Date Relocated
2000
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