Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster), Havell plate no. 207
Object Number:
1863.17.207
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 11/16 x 21 9/16 in. (75.4 x 54.8 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Description:
Adult
Gallery Label:
The background represents one of the Florida Keys
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.
