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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Susan Whittier (1874-1934)
Object Number:
1905.269
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
signed and dated: at right:"Paillet/1892"
Gallery Label:
This miniature may represent Susan Tucker Whittier, the daughter of Charles Albert Whittier (1840-1908) of Boston and Elizabeth (Chadwick) Whittier (1846-1906). This Susan Whittier married Prince Serge Belosselsky-Belozersky, a Russian army officer and nobleman who fled Russia in 1917, losing his vast fortune and estate during the revolution.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
