Pair of lions
Pair of lions
Pair of lions
Pair of lions
Pair of lions
Pair of lions

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Pair of lions,

Before 1889

Cast by J. L. Mott Ironworks
A. Schiffelman, German
PP308.1-.2
Lions removed from the front of Nassau Hall in 1910 (called, at the time, "Old North") and replaced with A.P. Proctor's Tigers.
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Information

Title
Pair of lions
Dates

Before 1889

Maker
A. Schiffelman
Medium
Zinc covered in bronze lacquer and gold paint
Dimensions
East lion:85.7 x 139.1 x 59.1 cm. (33 3/4 x 54 3/4 x 23 1/4 in.) base: 19.7 x 136.5 x 62.2 cm. (7 3/4 x 53 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.) West lion:90.2 x 150.5 x 61.6 cm. (35 1/2 x 59 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.) base: 19.7 x 136.5 x 62.2 cm. (7 3/4 x 53 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University, gift of the Class of 1879
Object Number
PP308.1-.2
Inscription
On base: CLASS of 1879
Culture
German
Type
sculpture
Subject
zinc, lions

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