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:
1947.111g
Date:
1780-1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
(a) platter: 1 7/8 x 24 3/8 x 18 3/4 in.; (c-n) plates: 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.
Description:
One of a set of thirteen circular molded creamware plates with grape vine border hand painted in shades of brown overglaze and banded on either side with a brown stripe; at center, monogram inside a laurel wreath, also in brown overglaze.
Gallery Label:
According to donor, this set was ordered by William Hill (1751-1826), the great-grandfather of the donor, who was the first of his family to come to America.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Robert Carmer Hill, through Mrs. R. C. Hill
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
