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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Object Number:
2002.1.3301
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.
Description:
A train ticket printed on the back in blue with a fancy oval frame around the letters "P.& R.R.R.", and on the front "Philad'a & Reading R.R. Co.,/ Good For One Passage, Either Way,/ Between/ Centennial Station and P.& R.R.R. Depots,/ At 9th and Green, Broad Street, or Richmond./ Sold only 6 for 50 Cents."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
