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
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Lace fragments
Object Number:
Z.1171.1-3
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
1: 7 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.; 2: 7 x 9 1/2 in.; 3: 7 x 11 5/8 in.
Description:
Ecru cambric textile fragments with machine embroidered whitework lace trim at the edges, floral and leaf design with openwork and drawnwork, scalloped edges with sawtooth shape finished with machine chain stitching.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
