Collection Highlights
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
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 13.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Porcelain cup with scalloped rim, with portrait of Jenny Lind in colored enamels and gilded flower design on remaining surface; wide band of gilding on inside rim.
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.244a
Marks
impressed: on underside of cup: schematic fleur de lis
painted: in gold on exterior of cup: "Jenny/Lind"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
