Figure (Bird (eagle))

  • Category:

    Sculpture

  • Creator (Role):

    Wilhelm Schimmel (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1865-1890

  • Materials:

    Butternut

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.2346


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.2346

Object Name

Figure (Bird (eagle))

Category

Sculpture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Wilhelm Schimmel (Artist)-1890

Place of Origin

Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Place of origin based on attribution to Schimmel. Cumberland Valley.

Date

1865-1890

Subjects

Animals

Materials

Butternut

Dimensions (inches)

7.5 (H) , 10.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.05 (H) , 26.67 (W)

Measurement Notes

OW of wingspread.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published on p.115, cat. no. 92.
[Article] Pass, Karl H. 2002 Wilhelm Schimmel: Cumberland County “Image Maker" (1817-1890). Cumberland County History. 19 (2)