Artist:American
Medium: Cast iron
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:1837
Dimensions: 19 x 24 x 6 in., 220 lb. (48.3 x 61 x 15.2 cm, 99.79kg)
Collections:
Accession Number: 63.239.22
Image: 63.239.22_in_situ_bw.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Grotesque demon lion mask, painted cast iron. Primitive in quality of design (but not technique). Full face, high cheekbones, bulging eyeballs, protruding tongue and fangs. Heavy creases around mouth. Source: Lorillard Building, 87 Gold Street, between Spruce and Franklin, NYC; demolished 1962. One of three masks separating the two-bay facade, attached to cast-iron lintel; the building was known for early use of cast-iron structural parts on the first two floors.