Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Squeak toy (parrot)
Object Number:
INV.5272
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, papier-mâché, felt, wire, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 in. ( 22.5 x 14 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy with molded papier-mâché parrot with wire spring legs mounted on wooden perch on rectangular base/bellows; parrot is covered in feather-shaped tabs of blue, white, orange, yellow, brown, and black felt.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
