Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), Havell plate no. 108
Object Number:
1863.17.108
Date:
1824
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (29.2 x 44.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "Sparrow / Louisiana"; at lower right vertically: "Pl. 186."; at upper right corner diagonally: "8"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Partridge berry (Mitchella repens) and Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides).
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.
