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
Plate
Object Number:
1939.479
Date:
1914-1940
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "OLD WASHINGTON MARKET-1859/OLD NEW YORK/FIRST STOCK EXCHANGE 1730/UNDER THE BUTTONWOOD TREE/ MADE EXCLUSIVELY/FOR/Bloomingdale's/NEW YORK CITY/EST. 1657/ENGLAND"
Description:
Circular earthenware plate; black transfer printed flower and acanthus leaf border with overglaze enamel; central view of Old Washington Market.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
