Sculpture
- Object Name:
- Sculpture
- Creator:
- Morse, Leonard (1793-1884)
- Date:
- 1818
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-78 W-58 D-19.8 inches
- Description:
- Sculpture. Eagle, gilded, carved wood. Free-standing body with symmetrical features; curving neck with turned head facing right; open upright partially extended wings. Individual feathers partially articulated. Back and edges covered with sheets of lead. Carved by Leonard Morse (1793-1884), 1818. Stood on top of New Hampshire State House from 1818 to 1957.
- Provenance:
- Eagle stood on top of 36" diameter gilded ball, atop the New Hampshire State House dome in Concord, NH. Stood on top of dome from 1818 until its replacement in 1957. Exhibited on the stair hall landing at the Society's building from 1957 through 1961, when it was placed in the niche above the landing.
- People:
- Morse, Leonard (1793-1884)
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Collection Name:
- Inventory
- Item Number:
- 1957.054
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the New Hampshire Historical Society
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the State of New Hampshire
- Participating Organization:
- New Hampshire Historical Society
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