Sculpture (visual work)

Object number
55.3.1
Title
Eagle Clutching Shield
Creator
Swasey, Alexander
Date
circa 1840
Description
Carved wooden eagle above red, white and blue shield; gold medallion with eagle above shield; woman dressed in blue blouse with red and white striped skirt holding staff with carved hood on top; flag drapes around wooden bar to bottom; sheaf of wheat in middle at bottom; plain wood with 2 hooks on back. Used as a sign over the entrance to Bateman and Gardner's Meat Market at 5 and 7 Pelham Street.
Credit Line
Gift of Martha Newton
Object Type
sculpture (visual works)
Subjects
Bateman and Gardner's Meat Market
Pelham Street
Related People & Organizations
Swasey, Alexander (associated)
Newton, Martha (associated)