Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica), Havell plate no. 158
Object Number:
1863.17.158
Date:
c. 1824; 1829
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (46.7 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS
Inscriptions:
Inscribed below nest at lower left: \"Nest front View / unglued from a chimney -- / J.J.A / July 18th=\"; at lower right below nest: \"Nest profile / View\"
Description:
Adults
Gallery Label:
Swifts painted ca. 1824; composition completed 1829
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Scott Schafler in honor of Pam Schafler
Place Made:
North America, U.S.A., Kenturcky, Louisville
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.