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On Display: House - Schimmel Hall
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
- Butternut
Museum Object Number
1959.2346
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2346
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
- Butternut
Dimensions (inches)
7.5 (H) x 10.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.05 (H) x 26.67 (W)
Measurement Notes
OW of wingspread.
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)