Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whistle in shape of bird in a nest
Object Number:
INV.9332
Date:
ca. 1850-1900
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 7 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
typed: on base: paper collector's label
Description:
Molded porcelain whistle in the shape of a bird in a nest; nest has brown glaze and bird is unglazed with red, blue, and green enamel.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
