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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Candle snuffer
Object Number:
1922.118
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 13.3 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pewter snuffer with rectangular wick-end box, curved handles, spring rivet, circular domed rivet head and small point under wick-end box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Antoinette F. Bogert
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
