Signature On porcelain base, facing viewer: Boehm / U.S.A. [painted]
Marks Bottom of base, stamped : [Boehm 1959 limited edition factory mark with horse head, shield, and tassels] Boehm [cursive] / LIMITED EDITION / Cardinals [cursive] / 415R / MADE IN U.S.A.
Inscription None
Provenance Designed for E.M. Boehm Studios, Trenton, New Jersey, by Edward Marshall Boehm (1913-1969), fabricated by E.M. Boehm Studios, 1955-1965 [see note 1]; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm; their gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, August 11, 1965
1. The cardinals were the first important songbird edition to be produced by Boehm. They were initially produced in 1955 as a limited edition of 500 pairs. For more information, see Palley, Reese. The Porcelain Art of Edward Marshall Boehm. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1976.
