Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Tarcza Herbowa [Coat of arms] -- Heraldic symbol of Lithuania |
Artist |
Grunwald, Henryk |
Description |
Wrought iron shield with a depiction of a knight on a horse. The knight holds a raised sword in his right arm, in his left a shield with a double cross. Pogon litewska either representing the Duchy of Lithuania, or more likely, Pulawy, founded by the Czartoryskis, whose heraldic symbol became the coat of arms of the city. |
Date |
Before 1939 |
Medium |
wrought Iron |
Collection |
New York World's Fair Collection |
Catalog Number |
2020.011.0128 |
Caption |
Wrought Iron Shield |