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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Luce Center
Tea service
Object Number:
1956.138a-d
Date:
1795-1797
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
see individual records for piece measurements
Marks:
stamped: on bases: "W.G.Forbes" ina conforming rectangle between an eagle's head in an oval and a sheaf of wheat in a rectangle (DuBois' pseudohallmarks)
Description:
Seamed silver tea service consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl, creamer and waste bowl; teapot, sugar and creamer have ovoid, boat-shaped bodies, the wastebowl is round; all with floral and geometric bright cut design and a shield shaped reserve in the center with the intials, "AMW" in script; makers marks on the base.
Gallery Label:
Used in the Verplanck Mansion at 3 Wall St (1750-1822). A similar service with the marks of Forbes and DuBois can be found at the Yale University Art Gallery (1960.53.1-3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
