Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa), Havell plate no. 183
Object Number:
1863.17.183
Date:
1831
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black chalk with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 3/16 x 13 3/16 in. (53.8 x 33.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right corner in graphite: "83"
Description:
Female, above; male, below
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Powdery thalia (Thalia dealbata)
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.
