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: The Henry Hudson "Half Moon" plate
Object Number:
1940.23
Date:
1909-1930
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND/ HENRY HUDSON 'HALF MOON' PLATE/HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION/SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER/1909/HIGGINS & SEITZER/NEW YORK"
Description:
Circular pearlware plate; blue transfer printed fruit and flower border with central of ship and boat and Native American figures on the shore.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this plate is a view of the ship the 'Half Moon' from the Hudson-Fulton Celebration from 1909.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfred M.F. Kiddle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
