Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Havell plate no. 8
Object Number:
1863.17.8
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, black ink, and white lead pigment with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 1/4 x 11 13/16 in. (46.4 x 30 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "J.J. Audubon / Natchez -- / March 26th…"; at lower right: "Pl. 191. "; erased inscriptions at lower right
Description:
Immature above; adult below. This watercolor is one of the latest collaborations between Audubon and Mason.
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
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.
