Stern Board Eagle Figure
date: label: date made
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This figure was made of painted pine (paint is original). It is a stern board figure of an eagle, turning left, right claw holds a shield with an American flag pattern. The left claw holds a globe. The background is painted black. According to the accession file, this figure was found in Portland, Maine.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: found
content: United States: Maine, Portland
label: location where used
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Folk Art
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Joel Barlow
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.68.432
label: accession number
content: 260206
label: catalog number
content: 68.432
label: collector/donor number
content: B-14
objectType: label: Object Name
content: figure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 56 in; 142.24 cm