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Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
Artist/Maker: Pierre Vase alias Cruche

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Bowl: Carrollton Viaduct, 1829

Bowl: Carrollton Viaduct, 1829
Object name 
Bowl: Carrollton Viaduct, 1829
Date 
1925-1929
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Scammell China Company
Medium 
Whiteware
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 x 6 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 16.5 cm )
Description 
Whiteware bowl with blue transfer printed floral and train engine borders; view of railroad bridge spanning the Carrollton Viaduct.
Credit Line 
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number 
1929.69
Marks 
printed: on obverse: "CARROLLTON VIADUCT, 1829" (train engines also named and dated) printed: on reverse: "1827 1927/BALTIMORE