Image:US Senate Eagle and Shield gilded wood.jpg

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Description

Eagle and Shield, a gilded wood sculpture located over the dais in in the Old Senate Chamber in the United States Capitol. Its exact origins are unknown, but is thought to date from around 1834. The sculpture was used in the Senate chamber until 1859, when the Senate moved to its new chamber and the Supreme Court took over the room. It was replaced when the Old Senate Chamber was restored. The sculpture is 53.5 inches (135.9 cm) high, 72 inches (182.9 cm) wide, and 23 inches (58.4 cm) deep.
Source

Eagle and Shield (direct image URL [1]).
Date

sculpture ca. 1834
Author

U.S. Senate photo; sculptor unknown
Permission
(Reusing this image)

see below
Other versions
Senate website logo, a stylized version
Senate website logo, a stylized version

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Public domain This United States Congress image is in the public domain. This may be because it is an official Congressional portrait, because it was taken by an official employee of the Congress, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of Congress. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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