Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius), Havell plate no. 190
Object Number:
1863.17.190
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, gouache, pastel, and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 3/16 x 13 1/8 in. (53.8 x 33.3 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right corner in graphite: "90"
Description:
Male, upper center; female, below
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Carolina laurel cherry (Prunus caroliniana)
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.
