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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Washbowl: View of the Entrance of the Erie Canal at Albany
Object name
Washbowl: View of the Entrance of the Erie Canal at Albany
Date
1825-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/8 x 12 in. ( 11.1 x 30.5 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware washbowl with flaring rim, decorated with dark blue transfer print of the entrance to the Erie Canal at Albany; band of floral decoration printed on outside of washbowl and on interior rim; center of interior printed with scene of Erie Canal at Albany, with figures fishing in foreground, and canal boats and lock at center. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 42)
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1921.18
Marks
transfer printed: in blue on underside of washbowl: "ENTRANCE OF/THE ERIE CANAL/INTO THE HUDSON/AT ALBANY"
Gallery Label
The completion of the 362-mile Erie Canal in 1825 was the cause of great celebration that included festivals in Albany, Little Falls, Rochester, and New York. This is one of three views that comprised Enoch Wood's commemorative canal series.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
