Lack the duckling
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Lack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling figures in Nancy Schön’s famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture in Boston’s Public Garden, inspired by Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lack the duckling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1441394 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lack the duckling Context triple: [Make Way for Ducklings sculpture, depicts, Lack the duckling]
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A.
Ducks
Ducks is the nickname for the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, most prominently its college football program.
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B.
blue duck (whio)
The blue duck (whio) is a rare, torrent-dwelling duck endemic to New Zealand, known for inhabiting fast-flowing rivers in remote mountainous regions.
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C.
Denguin
Denguin is a small commune in southwestern France, located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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D.
Stork
The stork is a large, long-legged wading bird known for its migratory behavior and cultural associations with delivering babies in European folklore.
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E.
Mallard
Mallard is a famous British LNER Class A4 steam locomotive that holds the world speed record for steam traction, preserved today as a historic exhibit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lack the duckling Target entity description: Lack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling figures in Nancy Schön’s famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture in Boston’s Public Garden, inspired by Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
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A.
Ducks
Ducks is the nickname for the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, most prominently its college football program.
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B.
blue duck (whio)
The blue duck (whio) is a rare, torrent-dwelling duck endemic to New Zealand, known for inhabiting fast-flowing rivers in remote mountainous regions.
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C.
Denguin
Denguin is a small commune in southwestern France, located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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D.
Stork
The stork is a large, long-legged wading bird known for its migratory behavior and cultural associations with delivering babies in European folklore.
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E.
Mallard
Mallard is a famous British LNER Class A4 steam locomotive that holds the world speed record for steam traction, preserved today as a historic exhibit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
ⓘ
fictional duck character ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Robert McCloskey ⓘ |
| basedOn | duckling character from Robert McCloskey’s Make Way for Ducklings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Nancy Schön ⓘ |
| depicts | duckling ⓘ |
| genre | children’s literature-inspired sculpture ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | representational sculpture ⓘ |
| hasColor | bronze ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | Boston landmark for children and families ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lack ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Make Way for Ducklings (book)
ⓘ
linked to:
Make Way for Ducklings
|
| isOutdoorSculpture | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Boston Public Garden ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| locatedInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedInState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston Public Garden artworks
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston Public Garden
Make Way for Ducklings sculpture ⓘ series of bronze ducklings following Mrs. Mallard ⓘ |
| publicArt | true ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public sculpture tourism in Boston ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lack the duckling Description of subject: Lack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling figures in Nancy Schön’s famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture in Boston’s Public Garden, inspired by Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.