Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata), Havell plate no. 202
Object Number:
1863.17.202
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, gouache, white lead pigment, and black ink with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/2 x 29 5/8 in. (54.6 x 75.2 cm)
Mat: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered from left to right in graphite: "2"; "4"; "3"; "1"
Description:
Left to right: male, adult winter plumage; chick; female, adult summer plumage; male, summer plumage
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Insectivorous pitcher plant (Saracenia purpurea)
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.
