Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
Z.32
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 6 x 6 in. ( 1.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: in brown beneath image: "JOHN JAMES AUDUBON"; "PASSENGER PIGEON"
marked: in low relief on obverse: "MOSAIC"
Description:
Tile with printed image of colorful bird and brown bird perched on separate branches but with beaks touching; inscription beneath; four "legs" with applied rubber tips on bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
