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Soldier
Attributed to: Wilhelm Schimmel (American (born in Germany), 1817–1890)
about 1860–90
Object Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Wood, coated with plaster and painted
Dimensions
30.5 cm (12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number55.801
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionCarved full-length figure of a soldier, with musket in right hand, standing on a hummock; black mustache; mustard-yellow jacket, red collar, black trousers with red stripe; sabre at left side.
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; acquired by Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Water Colors and Drawings, 1800-1875; given in 1955.