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
Table crumber
Object Number:
1942.672
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 30.5 x 7 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the blade: "GORHAM CO" and an anchor
Description:
silver table crumber with a double-swell fiddle handle, cast in vertical halves, with foliate scroll decoration and trefoils at the tips; blade with one long straight edge and one raised scalled edge; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the blades.
Credit Line:
Purchase
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