Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate 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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figurine: Johanna Marie Lind, ("Jenny", 1820-1887)
Object Number:
1945.299
Date:
1851-1861
Medium:
Earthenware, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 in. ( 26 x 8.6 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink(?): on front of base: "JENNY LIND"
Description:
Glazed and over-painted earthenware figurine on oval base; standing female figure in white petticoat with dark rose floral decoration, light blue overskirt, lavender bodice, and white hat with yellow feather, holding a small book open in one hand; "JENNY LIND" handwrittten in black on front of base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
