Collection Highlights

Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26

Date:

c. 1825

Object Number:

1863.17.26

Medium:

Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card

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Object name

Rectangular box with lid

Date

1969-1986

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 4.8 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )

Description

Rectangualr silver box with lid; squared, domed lid with a shark's tooth-shaped finial; maker's mark stamped on the base.

Credit Line

Gift of Juan Pliego

Object Number

2000.153ab