Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), Havell plate no. 278
Object Number:
1863.17.278
Date:
1831
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of black ink and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (37.1 x 54.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite[erased]: "S. Ch…[illegible]"
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.
