Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
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Northern Hawk-Owl (Surnia ulula), Havell plate no. 378
Object Number:
1863.17.378
Date:
1836-37
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of gouache and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 1/8 x 20 13/16 in. (74 x 52.9 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 73 Plate 362."; at lower right diagonally: "An Old / Rotten Stick ---"; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
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.
