Museum Collections
Luce Center
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Havell plate no. 250
Object Number:
1863.17.250
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 9/16 x 14 5/8 in. (54.8 x 37.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: \"No 50 -- 250 --\"; to left of bill: \"X\" instructing the engraver to position the image on the copper plate
Description:
Breeding plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Alexander B.V. Johnson in memory of E. Dudley H. Johnson
Place Made:
continent: North America; country: Canada; state: Newfoundland; city: Labrador;
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.