Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Eagle
Object Number:
1933.120
Date:
ca. 1880-1882
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 22 x 11 3/4 in. ( 62.2 x 55.9 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden eagle with turned head open beak and spread wings; painted yellow, with red on eyes and tongue; standing on dome mounted on circular base.
Gallery Label:
This carved wooden eagle was used as part of the ornament over a doorway of the Eagle Hotel, Bronx, New York. The hotel was situated at what is now known as McKinley Square.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
