This folk art painting, executed in the style of the American School during the nineteenth century, depicts a bald eagle with outspread wings set against a pale yellow sunburst background. The eagle is rendered holding a flowing red ribbon in its beak, while its talons grasp a polychrome shield featuring stars and stripes alongside a bundle of arrows. The work is composed on a shaped wooden panel consisting of several horizontal boards. It is housed in an integrated, dark-stained wooden frame featuring a semicircular arch at the top and scrolling extensions at the sides. The painting employs a limited colour palette with a focus on earthy browns, reds, and whites. No signature, date, or maker’s mark is visible on the front of the artwork.
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