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King Gambrinus

Description

King Gambrinus is a zinc sculpture made by Joseph A. Stoll in Brooklyn, New York. The sculpture originally stood in a niche above a door at John Frederick Wiessner and Sons Baltimore brewery. It is the earliest surviving zinc sculpture of this popular icon of the brewing industry in the United States.

Date

1879

Materials

Zinc

Object ID

2000.23

Resource ID

2342

Notes

Conservation in 2003 funded in part by the Baltimore Community Foundation.

Credit Line

Gift of Pamela W. and Morton M. Lapides, Sr.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.