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
Flag w/48 stars
Object Number:
1940.870a
Date:
1912-1940
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 53 x 74 1/2 in. ( 134.6 x 189.2 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on label at top of hoist: "FEDERAL/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ GOVERNMENT QUALITY"
Description:
Silk U.S. flag with forty-eight embroidered white stars in the blue canton (six rows of eight stars); thirteen red and white stripes; gold fringe trim around the fly.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Louis Lowinson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
