Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), Havell plate no. 223
Object Number:
1863.17.223
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 7/16 x 22 5/8 in. (36.7 x 57.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in gray ink: "Drawn by J.J.Audubon from Nature."; at lower center: "Pied Oyster Catcher. Male"
Description:
Adult male
Gallery Label:
Two ships in background not included in engraving. This picture may actually represent an Old World oystercatcher rather than the American bird.
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.
