Eagle
Object type: Eagle
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: William Rush
Artist bio: 1756–1833
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1809–11
Medium: Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted
Dimensions: 36 x 68 x 61 in. (91.4 x 172.7 x 154.9 cm)
Credit line: Purchase, Sansbury-Mills Fund, and Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, Annette de la Renta, and Vira Hladun-Goldmann Gifts, 2002
Accession year: 2002
Tags: Eagles