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
Puzzle
Object Number:
2002.1.2076
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Paper, wood
Dimensions:
7 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.
Description:
A wooden box with a sliding lid with a paper label on the top printed with an ornate central drawing of an Asian boat with a pagoda-like cabin and a dragon masthead. Around the central drawing are smaller scenes of Asian people and the words "The Progress of Tea/ A Dissected Puzzle". Inside are many wood jigsaw pieces with paper applied that can be arranged to form a picture that tells the story of the tea trade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
