Wonderful American Folk Art Eagle Painting on French Wooden Box Lid, Presumed Civil War Era ebony cranes former home of the NYT

former home of the NYT and for which Times Square is named

or creatively/strategically hung to comment on their context

with bisque head and hands

head slightly turned and arms positioned at the top of voluminous skirt

Our subject hardly looks old enough to be shaving

Wonderful American Folk Art Eagle Painting on French Wooden Box Lid, Presumed Civil War Era ebony cranes former home of the NYTThe paper label on the underside of this antique box lid dates it pre 1876, when Rue du Rampart in Paris ceased to exist, replaced by l'Avenue du l'Opera. While I can't say for certain that the painting dates to the same period, I am pretty confident it does, and it is very much in the manner of eagles being drawn, painted and carved during and just after the Civil War. 13 bright yellow stars for the 13 colonies surrounding this wonderful big eagle,