Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Havell plate no. 405
Object Number:
1863.17.405
Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with traces of black chalk and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (36.8 x 47 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle right in graphite with an "X" and an arrow instructing the engraver to move the right bird higher in the engraving.
Description:
Winter plumage
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.
