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 of Views of the Northeastern United States with 137 Folios, 1 blank
Object Number:
1958.85
Date:
1816
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink and wash with touches of gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. ( 12.4 x 22.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: inside front cover: "J.R.W...1816"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper right of inside of front cover in brown ink: "J.R.W.....1816."; copious inscriptions and annotations throughout
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Beekman Family Association Fund
Provenance:
Old Print Shop, New York City
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
