Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata), Havell plate no. 293
Object Number:
1863.17.293
Date:
c. 1834-35
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 13/16 x 21 7/16 in. (37.6 x 54.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "LARGE-BILLED PUFFIN. MORMON glacialis, Leach."; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
Description:
Summer plumage
Gallery Label:
Specimens were provided by John Gould, a distinguished bird artist
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.
