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On Display: House - Schimmel Hall
Figure (Bird (eagle))
Wilhelm Schimmel
1865-1949
Category
Sculpture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Wilhelm Schimmel (Artist)
Place of Origin
Carlisle; Pennsylvania; Cumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linden or basswood
- Gesso
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.2350
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2350
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 or Mountz. Cumberland Valley.
Date
1865-1949
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Linden or basswood
- Gesso
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
29.5 (H) x 35 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
74.93 (H) x 88.9 (W)
Measurement Notes
OW is wingspread.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 46, fig. 35.Article: Pass, Karl H. 2002 Wilhelm Schimmel: Cumberland County “Image Maker" (1817-1890). Cumberland County History. 19 (2)