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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Badges
Object Number:
INV.7435hi
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
largest: 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: h: "RIFLE" ; "PISTOL"
stamped: i: "MACHINE GUN" ; "CARBINE"
Description:
White metal badges; each with two rectangular bars stamped with lettering; bars are chain-linked to bottom of a cross; one cross flanked by wreath.
Gallery Label:
These badges were awarded for excellence in marksmanship.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
