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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Trade sign
Object Number:
2002.1.3280
Date:
1890-1925
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
4 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.
Description:
A silvery gold colored tin plate printed in black with a diagonal cross-hatch pattern around the words "Decorated Tin Plates/ Protected By Letters Patent/ For Packages, Show Cards Etc./ Manufactured by/ The Tin Plate Decorating Co./ 72 John Street New York/ These Plates Can Be Supplied Of Any Required Design/ Or Color, And Can Be Worked In The Same Manner As/ Ordinary Tin Plate, Without Injury To The Surface".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
