Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Havell plate no. 420
Object Number:
1863.17.420
Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and pastel with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (50.6 x 35.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Red-winged Blackbird, Western race; female, above; male, below
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.
