Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sanderling (Calidris alba), Havell plate no. 230
Object Number:
1863.17.230
Date:
1824
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and black chalk on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 13/16 x 21 7/16 in. (37.6 x 54.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left? in graphite: "Plate 285"; at middle right: "arenaria"; at?; "...Bird."
Description:
Winter plummage, left; breeding plumage, 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.
