Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Havell plate no. 17
Object Number:
1863.17.17
Date:
c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, black chalk, and collage with touches of gouache, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 27 3/4 x 19 in. (70.5 x 48.3 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1816
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "...n / plate -- 17 --"
Description:
Males, upper right and lower left; females, upper left and lower right
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Silky-camellia or Virginia stewartia (Stewartia malachodendron).
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.