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
Plate
Object Number:
1952.251
Date:
1815-1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 24.8 cm )
Marks:
incised: on base in script: " NB (illeg)B"
Description:
Drape molded plate with serrated edge; sgraffito decoration of large, central four- pointed star with lozenge diaper with four tulips surrounding and painted iron oxide and copper-green over slip-covered surface under lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
