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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Side chair
Object Number:
1944.221b
Date:
1800-1815
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/2 x 19 x 15 1/2 in. ( 87.6 x 48.3 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Painted neoclassical side chair; brown and olive green with gold trim; square back tablet-shaped crest rail with central painted panel of musical trophies, turned stiles, and three shaped splats; trapezoidal caned seat with serpentine front rail; turned legs with front, back, and side stretchers with square panel with concave corners between seat rail and front stretcher decorated with fruit.
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Isabel G. Dod. Samuel Bayard Dod was the father of Isabel G. Dod.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elsie Dwight Alling, in Memory of Samuel Bayard Dod
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
