Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Redhead (Aythya americana), Havell plate no. 322
Object Number:
1863.17.322
Date:
c. 1832-33
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 7/8 x 29 9/16 in. (53 x 75.1 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
Description:
Female, left; male, right
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.
