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The eagle sculpture cost $3,700. In 1957, the eagle was mounted on top of the New Hampshire State House dome in place of the original gilded wooden State House Eagle, which had been carved around 1818 by Leonard Morse. (The old eagle, which had become weather-worn and was beyond repair, was moved to the New Hampshire Historical Society.) The replacement eagle, constructed of copper covered with gold leaf, was created by E. G. Washburne Company of Danvers, Massachusetts, under the direction of Ralph E. Raynard, Jr. It is a near replica of the first eagle with the exception that the head is turned in the opposite direction. (At the suggestion of New Hampshire Governor Dwinell, the new birds head was cocked over his right shoulder, the symbol of a peace eagle. A war eagle cocks its beak to the left). The sculpture was refurbished and regilded in 1992 and 1993 by International Restoration Specialists of Worcester, MA. ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 08:00:33 +0000

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