Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), Adult Non-breeding
Object Number:
1889.10.4.16
Date:
c. 1554-1564
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and white lead pigment on ivory paper, formerly laid on an album page
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (35.2 x 25.6 cm), irregular
Marks:
Inside cover of Album 1 contains a printed catalogue description reading: "Drawings of European Birds, a Collection of upwards of 200 Drawings, most beautifully executed colours, of European Birds, taken from Nature, and most faithfully copied with a view
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right vertically: Aryen.[?]
Description:
Avian Study
Credit Line:
Gift of Nathaniel H. Bishop
Provenance:
The Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth, England; John Cassin, Philadelphia, 1869; M.Thomas & Sons, Philadelphia, 1872; Nathaniel H. Bishop, Toms River, New Jersey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.