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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Havell plate no. 421
Object Number:
1863.17.421
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, oil graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 1/2 x 37 1/8 in. (59.7 x 94.3 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?] [reversed]
Description:
Immature. Background may have been added later.
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.