Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object name
Box
Date
1880-1920
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
15 1/2 x 3 x 3 1/2 in.
Description
This box is covered in printed paper with black trim on the edges. The paper has a print of children dressed in adult clothing and military uniforms aboard a ship with the sailor boys asking the formally dressed girls to dance. The lid has a similar vignette with the little boy captain addressing a number of little girls in women's dresses. The two short sides read "Pinfore".
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.2270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
