(Carved Door Lintel), (sculpture).

(Carved Door Lintel), (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

(Carved Door Lintel), (sculpture).

Approx. 2.5 ft. x 5 ft. x 6 in.

A carved wood doorway lintel consisting of a top row of rosette flowers and flowing organic forms including leaves and vines on either side of a tulip-type flower. Below is a row of shallow striped decorations in groups of three with a fleur-de-lis carving between each group. Centered above the doorway is a keystone carved with an angel resembling angels found on early 19th century tombstones. It features a face with small wings on each side.

Religion -- Angel

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harmony

Harmony Museum, 218 Main Street, Box 524, Harmony, Pennsylvania 16037

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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