Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), Havell plate no. 215
Object Number:
1863.17.215
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/2 x 21 7/16 in. (36.8 x 54.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in brown ink from left to lower right: "1"; "2"; "3[over 2]"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Description:
Male, spring plumage, left; female, spring plumage, above right; immature, autumn plumage, lower right
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.
