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
P.J. Clark's
Object Number:
2007.6.61
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, staple and striker
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 4.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 2 x 1/4 in.)
Description:
White cardboard matchbook printed with green and white print has a printed drawing on the front of the P.J. Clark's from the exterior on the corner of Third Avenue and 55th Street; on the reverse "RESERVATIONS PL9-1650 / FRONT .......EL5-8857 / BACK .........EL5-9307 / CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING MATCH" is printed; the emblem for the Diamond Match Company is printed on the manumark between the printed text "DIAMOND MATCH DIV' and "NEW YORK, N.Y."
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
