Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Key West Quail-Dove (Geotrygon chrysia), Havell plate no. 167
Object Number:
1863.17.167
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, black ink, and collage with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 7/16 x 28 13/16 in. (49.4 x 73.2 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered left and right respectively in graphite: "1"; "2"
Description:
Male, left; female, right
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae) and Rubber vine (Echites umbellata); leaves in foreground pasted on
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.
