Make Way for Ducklings duck family
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The Make Way for Ducklings duck family is a beloved set of bronze sculptures in Boston’s Public Garden depicting the mother duck Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Make Way for Ducklings duck family canonical | 1 |
| the duckling family in Make Way for Ducklings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7095931 — 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: Make Way for Ducklings duck family Context triple: [Pack statue, isFigureIn, Make Way for Ducklings duck family]
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A.
Jack the duckling
Jack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings," featured in the famous Boston Public Garden sculpture.
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B.
Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck is a 1966 dark teen comedy film satirizing high school culture and materialism, written and directed by George Axelrod and starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld.
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C.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
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D.
Mack the duckling
Mack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling figures in the famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture in Boston, inspired by the classic children's book of the same name.
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E.
Ouack the duckling
Ouack the duckling is one of the fictional duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings."
- 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: Make Way for Ducklings duck family Target entity description: The Make Way for Ducklings duck family is a beloved set of bronze sculptures in Boston’s Public Garden depicting the mother duck Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
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A.
Jack the duckling
Jack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings," featured in the famous Boston Public Garden sculpture.
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B.
Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck is a 1966 dark teen comedy film satirizing high school culture and materialism, written and directed by George Axelrod and starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld.
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C.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
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D.
Mack the duckling
Mack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling figures in the famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture in Boston, inspired by the classic children's book of the same name.
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E.
Ouack the duckling
Ouack the duckling is one of the fictional duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ sculpture group ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| artist | Nancy Schön NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Make Way for Ducklings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Robert McCloskey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Nancy Schön NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jack the duckling
NERFINISHED
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Kack the duckling NERFINISHED ⓘ Lack the duckling ⓘ Mack the duckling NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Mallard NERFINISHED ⓘ Nack the duckling NERFINISHED ⓘ Ouack the duckling NERFINISHED ⓘ Pack the duckling ⓘ Quack the duckling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | children’s literature–inspired sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of Boston Public Garden
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symbol of Boston’s friendliness to families ⓘ |
| hasMotherDuck | Mrs. Mallard sculpture ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDucklings | 8 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSculptures | 9 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Jack sculpture
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Kack sculpture ⓘ Lack sculpture ⓘ Mack sculpture ⓘ Mrs. Mallard sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nack sculpture ⓘ Ouack sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ Pack sculpture ⓘ Quack sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Boston landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | duck family in the book Make Way for Ducklings ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston Public Garden
NERFINISHED
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Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedOn | a path in the Boston Public Garden ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being photographed by tourists
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popularity with children ⓘ representation of a classic children’s book ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
children’s literature tours in Boston
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local tourism guides ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Make Way for Ducklings duck family Description of subject: The Make Way for Ducklings duck family is a beloved set of bronze sculptures in Boston’s Public Garden depicting the mother duck Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the duckling family in Make Way for Ducklings