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
Decorative Arts
Printed textile of Philadelphia Centennial
Title
Printed textile of Philadelphia Centennial
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1876
Medium
Coton
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 24 in. ( 48.3 x 61 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief with a portrait of George Washington at center surrounded by six images representing exhibits at the Centennial Exposition: Centennial Art Gallery, Agricultural Hall, Main Building, Machinery Hall, Original Independence Hall, and Horticultural Hall; printed in black ink on a white ground; decorative red border.
Object Number
X.92
Marks
printed: at center: "CENTENNIAL/ INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION./ THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY/ 1799/ PHILEDELPHIA,/ 1876."
printed: below vignettes: "CENTENNIAL ART GALLERY./ PHILADELPHIA/ AGRICULTURAL HALL./ LENGTH 820 FEET, WIDTH 520 FEET/ MAIN BUILDING./ LENGTH 1580 FEET WIDTH 464 FEET/ MACHINERY HALL./ LENGTH 1420 FEET WIDTH 360 FEET/ ORIGINAL INDEPENDENCE HALL./ PHILADELPHIA/ HORTICULTURAL HAL./ LENGTH 353 FEET WIDTH 183 FEET"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
