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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Tablespoon
Object Number:
1999.1
Date:
1815-1818
Medium:
Coin silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 23.2 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "M MOSES/ Somers N.Y." in a rectangle with three pseudo hallmarks
engraved: on the handle: "JN" in script
Description:
coin silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle with whimsical scroll and comma-figure decoration; handle engraved, "JN" in script; elliptical bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Gallery Label:
The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT owns an identical example with an intact mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Frederick C. Maynard, Jr., 1999
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
