Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus), Havell plate no. 34
Object Number:
1863.17.34
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 1/4 x 12 in. (48.9 x 30.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed faintly at lower center in graphite[erased]: "Worm..."; at upper right corner: "34"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana).
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.
