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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Oil lamp
Object Number:
1920.103
Date:
20th century
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 3 3/4 in. ( 25.4 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Brass whale oil lamp with circular molded base a narrow cylindrical shaft supporting a compressed globular oil reservoir with lamp top and adjustment knob.
Credit Line:
Gitf of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
