Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Marbled Murrelet (Brachuramphus marmoratus), Havell plate no. 430
Object Number:
1863.17.430
Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 3/8 x 21 1/8 in. (36.5 x 53.7 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Breeding plumage, left; winter plumage, right
Gallery Label:
The first North American nest of this seabird was discovered in 1974 in California, 150 feet above the ground in a Douglas fir tree
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.
