Bird Specimen, Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

 

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1928

  • Work on this object began.

2018

2025

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Bird Specimen, Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

This is a Bird specimen. It was collected by Justus Von Lengerke.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It has been able to spend time at the museum on loan from National Museum of Natural History.

It is dated September 28, 1928. Its medium is skin (male). It is a part of the Exhibitions department.

It is credited Courtesy of Division of Birds, NMNH.

Its dimensions are

L x W x H: 81.3 × 25.4 × 12.7 cm (32 × 10 × 5 in.)

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