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Figure (Bird (eagle))
Wilhelm Schimmel
1865-1890
Category
Sculpture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Wilhelm Schimmel (Artist)
Place of Origin
Carlisle; Pennsylvania; Cumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine
- Gesso
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.2341
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2341
Object Name
Figure (Bird (eagle))
Category
Sculpture
Creator (Role)
Wilhelm Schimmel (Artist)
Place of Origin
Carlisle; Pennsylvania; Cumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Place of origin based on attribution to Schimmel. Cumberland Valley.
Date
1865-1890
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Pine
- Gesso
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
23.5 (H) x 36.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
59.69 (H) x 92.71 (W)
Measurement Notes
OW of wingspread.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published in fig. 9, p.24; p.115, cat. no. 93.Book: Machmer, Richard S. & Machmer, Rosemarie B. 1991 Just for Nice: Carving and Whittling Magic of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
• Published: fig. 41, p. 23.Article: Pass, Karl H. 2002 Wilhelm Schimmel: Cumberland County “Image Maker" (1817-1890). Cumberland County History. 19 (2)
Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 77, p.58Article: Robacker, Earl F. 1973 Folk Whittling in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Folklife. 38-48.
• Published: p. 43-45.