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
Decorative Arts
Tea bowl and saucer
Object Number:
1941.321ab
Date:
ca. 1780-1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Part (saucer): 1 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (3.2 x 14.6 cm)
Part (tea bowl): 2 x 3 5/8 in. (5.1 x 9.2 cm)
Description:
Porcelain tea bowl and saucer, Nanking pattern with hand-painted blue underglaze decoration; spear and post border with gilding inside rims and gilding on rim edges; island motif (willow design) on exterior of cup at center of saucer.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this tea bowl and saucer were used by John André, British officer convicted as a spy and executed September 30, 1780; however, the style and the quality of the porcelain suggest a later date.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Charles A. Kip
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
