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Museum Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Luce Center
Crock with lid
Title
Crock with lid
Date
1850-1870
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall (pot): 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (31.8 x 28.6 cm)
Description
Cylindrical salt-glaze stoneware crock with lug handles; decorated with stylized flower painted in cobalt oxide; maker's mark impressed on opposite side.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number
1945.463ab
Marks
impressed: "T. F. CONNOLLY/MANUFACTURER/NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J./5"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
