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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Spur
Object Number:
1957.277g
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Tin, leather, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Tin, leather, and iron spur; U-shaped tin spur with black leather strap fastened to studs at top, and star-shaped iron wheel rod-fastened to stylized lion's head foot at bottom.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this spur was used by the donor's father, Emilio Buch, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emily Buch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
