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
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Unidentified man
Object Number:
1950.311
Date:
ca. 1835-40
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/16 in. ( 6.7 x 5.2 cm )
Gallery Label:
When it was acquired, this miniature was identified as John Tyler (1790-1862), tenth president of the United States, by William Dunlap. Neither identification nor attribution is accepted now.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles E. Dunlap
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
