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Title |
Polish-American Coat of Arms, Herb polsko-amerykanski |
Artist |
Grunwald, Henryk |
Description |
Iron sculpture of eagle and American flag. The center consists of four iron rods that are tied together with X-shaped bands and a bent top that is decorated with oval-shaped patterns and ends in zigzag shape. The left side shows half a bird with open beak, curled tongue, one upward facing wing with three rows of feathers, and a leg that holds a olive branch. The right sides has a rectangular piece decorated with square holding fifty stars and seven sets of three rods with two curling opposite directions and a middle one having a triangular shaped end. The two sides are connected by rectangular rods. |
Date |
Before 1939 |
Year Range from |
1904 |
Year Range to |
1958 |
Medium |
Metal |
Technique |
hand wrought |
Collection |
New York World's Fair Collection |
Catalog Number |
2015.01.0126 |
Caption |
H. Grunwald, Polish-American Coat of Arms / Herb polsko-amerykanski |