Museum Collections
Luce Center
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), Havell plate no. 197
Object Number:
1863.17.197
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 5/16 x 21 1/16 in. (74.5 x 53.5 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Young Male"; at lower right: "Ala..[?] Canadensis / (vulgo) Hemlock Spruce"; birds numbered in brown ink counterclockwise from the lower right: "1"; "3"; "2."; "5"; "5."; "4"; "4"; verso inscriptions illegible
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
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.