December from the Twelve Months Panels
Artist
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter
(Austrian/American, 1867-1915)
Date1892-93
MediumMarble
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN11657.12
By the late 19th century, December was increasingly illustrated with scenes of Christmas gift exchanges. Here, a boy in cowboy dress rides a rocking horse while a young girl reads from a book, recurring images in illustrations of the month. The cotton plant and spinning wheel, with attached distaff, allude to the necessity of making warm clothes.
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On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 21
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