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
Candlesticks (pair)
Object name
Candlesticks (pair)
Date
1840-1855
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
each: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Description
Pair of white alabaster pressed lead glass candlesticks; hexagonal socket with petal-form rim on hexagonal baluster stem joined by wafer to hexagonal knop above a seven-loop trumpet-shaped base; base hollow with pontil mark.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.873ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
