Collection Highlights

Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)

Date:

c. 1554-1565

Object Number:

1889.10.1.1

Medium:

Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page

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Object name

3 Tier Table

Date

1875-1890

Medium

Mahogany

Dimensions

Overall: 36 x 38 x 25 1/2 in. ( 91.4 x 96.5 x 64.8 cm )

Description

Mahogany three-tiered Eastlake stand; graduated shelves supported between two inverted Y-shaped brackets with gilt-incised decoration and a roundel.

Object Number

INV.121

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.