Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.4098
Date:
1894
Medium:
Silk, cotton, metal, cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Red woven silk rosette with three white long fiber cotton balls and two short fringed ribbons; piece of white cloth with metal safety pin sewn onto it applied to back; red woven silk ribbon suspended from rosette, bearing inscription printed in silver: "BUSINESS MEN'S/DEMOCRATIC/ASSOCIATION/JAN'Y. 8th/1894."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
