Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Squeak toy (bird)
Object Number:
INV.8130
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Papier-mâché, wood, leather, paint, wire
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 14.6 x 10.2 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy with molded papier-mâché bird with coiled wire legs mounted on rectangular base/bellows; bird is probably a guinea fowl, painted with reddish comb, black beak, and black, blue, and brown body with some white feathers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
