Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sketchbook with 34 Folios, 2 blank
Object Number:
1950.431
Date:
1847
Medium:
Graphite, white gouache, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. ( 14.6 x 23.8 cm )
with accessory: 5 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 24.1 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: on inside cover, in ink: "a bord du Saint-Nicolas/Du Havre 16 Juillet a New York 23--aout / 1847 / R.T."
Inscriptions:
First page inscribed at center in brown ink: "a'bord du Saint-Nicolas. / Du Hâvré -- 16 Juillet -- a'new-york -- 23 août / 1847. / R. T."
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of Waldron K. Post
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
