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
U.S. Navy Sailor, from a disassembled sketchbook
Object Number:
X.297c
Date:
c. 1861-65
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on lined ledger paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. ( 19 x 15.6 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed bottom: Sailor U.S. Navy
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Sailor U S Navy"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
