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
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2477
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 13/16 in. ( 7.1 cm )
sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. ( 11.4 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
