Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus), Havell plate no. 180
Object Number:
1863.17.180
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink and black pastel on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/2 x 14 7/16 in. (54.6 x 36.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite[erased]: "American Siskin / Fringilla Pinus --"; birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right corner: "80"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Larch (Larix laricina)
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.
