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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar bowl: City Hall, New York
Object Number:
INV.13567
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 15.9 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Covered oblong, bulbous pearlware sugar bowl with two scrolled flange handles with trefoil leaf brackets, shallow oblong foot; transfer printed medium blue decoration of broad neoclassical building (City Hall, NY) with cupola on either side; floral decoration on shoulder (missing lid).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
