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
Badge: Delegate 31st Annual Conv., F.A., State of NY...1903
Object Number:
INV.10457
Date:
ca. 1903
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 7.6 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
pin: "DELEGATE"
badge: "FIREMENS ASSN. STATE OF NEW YORK/GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. 1903"
Description:
Brass-colored metal pin with suspended ribbon and badge. Pin features firefighting tools and a foliate design with text, "31ST ANNUAL CONVENTION/DELEGATE". Suspended from the pin by chain links and a red ribbon is a glove clenching a laurel wreath. Below the glove is a round suspended badge with two seated firefighters flanking a large sheild, surmounded by an eagle. The lower badge is surrounded by text, "FIREMENS ASSN. STATE OF NEW YORK/GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. 1903".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
