Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Havell plate no. 90; sketch of a foot
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Date:
c. 1824
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 1/4 x 11 11/16 in. (48.9 x 29.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.90
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Pinus pendula / vulgo Black Larch"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Larch (Larix laricina)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
26738
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Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla), Havell plate no. 89
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 5/8 in. (47.9 x 29.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.89
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 18. / Plate 89."; at lower center: "Nashville Warbler male 1. F. 2. / Sylvia rubricapilla / Plant. -- Ilex / Vulgo Spice wood"; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; scraped off inscription at lower right
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Black alder (Ilex verticillata)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
26737
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Havell plate no. 17
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Date:
c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, black chalk, and collage with touches of gouache, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 27 3/4 x 19 in. (70.5 x 48.3 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Description:
Males, upper right and lower left; females, upper left and lower right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.17
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1816
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "...n / plate -- 17 --"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Silky-camellia or Virginia stewartia (Stewartia malachodendron).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
26736
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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Havell plate no. 8
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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)
Description:
Immature above; adult below. This watercolor is one of the latest collaborations between Audubon and Mason.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.8
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
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26734
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), Havell plate no. 7
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Date:
1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (60.6 x 47 cm), irregular
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Description:
Female above; male below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.7
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite[erased]: "No. 24"; at upper right corner: "7"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Corn (Zea mays).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
26730
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Common Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
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Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and pastel with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/2 x 21 5/16 in. (36.8 x 54.1 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Adult, breeding plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.24
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in graphite: "No 50 -- 248 --"; below: "Amend this rascally Sky and Water"; at middle right: "Weight / 10 1/2 oz."; at upper right vertically: "4th Volume"; at upper right corner: "48"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
26729
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Havell plate no. 6
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Date:
1820
Medium:
Pastel, watercolor, oil, graphite, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 25 1/2 x 38 15/16 in. (64.8 x 98.9 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description:
Female and young
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.6
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
26727
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Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Havell plate no. 88
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite with touches of black ink, black pastel, gouache, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (47.9 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature female, above and immature male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.88
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS / 18[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 18. Plate 88. / Betula P[capital crossed out to indicate lower case]apyrifera. / Vulgo Canoe Birch / Autumnal Warbler. / Sylvia autumnalis / Great Pine Swamp August 20th-- / J.J.A"; at lower right of center: "Male 1. F.2"; lower and upper birds numbered respectively: "1"; "2"; at lower left in graphite[erased]: "Plant Vulgo... / ..."; above: "Betula p... / vulgo Yellow[?]... / J.J.A"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Canoe birch (Betula papyrifera)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
26702
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Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Havell plate no. 87
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 3/8 x 20 15/16 in. (74.6 x 53.2 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.87
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 18. Plate 87."; below in graphite: "Garrulus Floridanus / Florida Jay / Florida Keys / John J. A"; at lower center in brown ink: "Florida Jay / Garrulus Floridanus male 1 F. 2. / Diospyros virginiana / vulgo Persimon"; at lower right in graphite[erased]: "Diospyros Virginiana / vulgo Persimon"; lower bird numbered in brown ink: "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
26701
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Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus), Havell plate no. 82; sketch of a foot
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Date:
c. 1827-30
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, gouache, black ink, and graphite with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 28 7/8 x 21 9/16 in. (73.3 x 54.8 cm)
Mat: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Description:
Males, above; females, below pursuing a Cecropia Moth (Hylophora cecropia) of the family Saturnia; and a Io moth (Automeris io).
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.82
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 182[7?] [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 17. Plate 82. / Drawn from Nature & Puplished / by / John. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.LS. & c"; at lower leftt of center: "Caprimulgus vociferus / Whip-poor-will. Male 1. F. 2. 3 / quercus tinctoria / Vulgo Black Oak."; various inscriptions counterclockwise from lower right: "foot"[next to sketch]; "Male"; "Saturnia Cecropia"; "Male / Rosabisa[?] Io"; birds numbered clockwise from top: "1."; "2"; "3."
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Red Oak (Quercus borealis) or Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1827
eMuseum Object ID:
26700
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