Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chicken w/moveable parts
Object Number:
INV.8187
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 14.9 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden bird with dappled black, red, brown, and cream-colored paint; oval body with neck and head and fin-shaped tail carved separately and attached with pins, allowing for movement; missing legs.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
