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
Dish: footed sugar bowl with cover
Object name
Dish: footed sugar bowl with cover
Date
1880-1890
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass sugar bowl; bucket shape with stippled band with raised dots below rim, three diagonal panels ("prayer rugs") around sides, belt with two buckles surrounding base of bowl, stippled band with raised dots surrounding stem, and conical foot with radiating ribs on underside; matching terrace-domed cover has tab-like finial in the form of an inverted horseshoe enclosing a recessed panel with a small anchor in relief on either side (Horseshoe pattern).
Credit Line
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number
1948.298ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
