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
Figurine
Object Number:
2002.1.404
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.
Description:
This gold-painted figure of an organ grinder singing with a monkey on his music box was formerly a lamp base- the switch remains although the lamp part has been removed.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
