Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. 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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1760-1820
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 9 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 24.8 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with slightly scalloped edge printed with underglaze blue with "willow pattern"; central view of Chinese pagoda on river with bridge and three figures on it, boat in water, two lovebirds above.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Walston S. Brown
Object Number
1987.3
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this dish was in the Muzzey Tavern and was sold to Muzzey to the Buckmans shortly before the Revolution.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
