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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Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis), Havell plate no. 165; studies of birds' tails
Object Number:
1863.17.165
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (53.5 x 34.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite below tail studies: "12 / F. / Tail / superiorly -- / Tail seen inferiorly / 3d Primary length --"; below[erased]: "...16th 1834..."; at lower center[erased]: "Bachman's Sparrow / Fringilla Bachmani"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Fever tree (Pinckneya pubens), now a rare plant
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
