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
Food spear
Object Number:
2002.1.1711
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
5 1/2 x 1/2 in.
Description:
This wood spear has a flat tab on one end as a handle and an arrow point on the other for spearing fruit for a cocktail or appetizers. The tab end reads "Lord Jeffery Inn/ Amherst, Mass."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
