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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Powder Horn: The "Swift and True", British Powder Flask (F-37), Two Sides Depicted
Object Number:
1907.36.433
Date:
c. 1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 14 7/8 in. ( 27.9 x 37.8 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "The SWIFT and TRUE. / This POWDER FLASK is mounted with brass...", followed by a brief history of this early 17th century British flask
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
