Unknown American
Eagle

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Eagle
Date19th century
Made inUnited States
MediumGold leaf on wood
Dimensions17 1/2 × 33 1/4 in. (44.5 × 84.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Britton III
Object numberB.72.115
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceAcquired by Miss Ima Hogg on October 6, 1972, from Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Britton, Sr. houston TX, Formerly in the Reginald Lewis Collection

Exhibition HistoryThe Reginald Lewis Collection

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