Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii), Havell plate no. 193
Object Number:
1863.17.193
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 5/16 x 14 1/8 in. (54.1 x 35.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "1 -- Cornus fuisica / 2 … / 3 …"; at lower center: "July 31st -- 1832 -- Fringilla Auduboni -- No 6 --"; at upper right corner in graphite: "93"; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; plants numbered from lower left to upper right in brown ink and graphite: "1"; "2"; "3"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Northern dwarf cornel (Cornus suecica), Baked-apple berry (Rubus chamaemorus), and Bog laurel (Kalmia polifolia)
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.
