Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), Havell plate no. 57
Object Number:
1863.17.57
Date:
c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on two pieces of paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 26 15/16 x 18 13/16 in. (68.4 x 47.8 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JW[cut]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 12. Plate 57. / Published 1829."; to right: "Loggerhead Shrike. / Lanius Carolinensis -- Plant. Smilax rotundifolia"
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as probably Hagbrier (Smilax hispida). This watercolor is pieced at the bottom.
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.
