Stern Board Eagle Figure
Stern Board Eagle Figure
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- Description
- This figure was made of painted pine (paint is original). It is a stern board figure of an eagle, turning left, right claw holds a shield with an American flag pattern. The left claw holds a globe. The background is painted black. According to the accession file, this figure was found in Portland, Maine.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- figure
- date made
- late 19th century
- place made
- United States
- location where used
- United States
- Physical Description
- paint (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 56 in; 142.24 cm
- ID Number
- CL.68.432
- accession number
- 260206
- catalog number
- 68.0432
- collector/donor number
- B-14
- Credit Line
- Gift of Joel Barlow
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- Culture and the Arts: Folk Art
- Popular Entertainment
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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