Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), Havell plate no. 185
Object Number:
1863.17.185
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (54.6 x 35.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink[in Maria Martin's hand?]: "Gordonia Pubescens"; at upper right corner in graphite: "85"
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Franklinia (Franlinia alatamaha); sightings of this bird have become extremely rare during the past half century
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Exhibitions:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
