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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), Havell plate no. 2
Object Number:
1863.17.2
Date:
c. 1821-22
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 5/16 x 24 1/8 in. (49.1 x 61.3 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in graphite: "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
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.
