Relief Plaque with Winged Disc and Fruit Swag, One of Two, from Pennsylvania Station, NYC
Unknown
American Art
MEDIUM
Pink granite
DATES
ca. 1910
DIMENSIONS
62 x 121 x 7 in. (157.5 x 307.3 x 17.8 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
66.125.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Lipsett Incorporated
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Relief plaque with eagle standing on and surrounded by a garland, wings outstretched, extending to edges of plaque. Eagle faces left.
From Penn Station exterior facade, built in 1910 by McKim, Mead, & White; demolished 1964.
Eagle has spread wings, is facing left. Ribbon.
Condition: deep vertical crack through entire plaque. This appears to be a fracture, not a two-piece plaque.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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