Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), Havell plate no. 411
Object Number:
1863.17.411
Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, oil, black ink, black chalk, and white gouache[?] with touches of pastel and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 3/16 x 37 13/16 in. (61.4 x 96 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Gallery Label:
Whistling swan from the New World and Bewick's swan from the Old World are now considered one species, and are known by the English name, Tundra swan
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.
