Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor), Havell plate no. 14
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 11/16 x 11 11/16 in. (47.5 x 29.7 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:
1863.17.14
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 18[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No. 3--"; below in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / Bayou Sarah Louisianna Sepr 5th 1821"; at lower left of center in brown ink: "Prairie Warblers Male & femalle / Sylvia Minuta"; at lower right in graphite[two lines erased]: "F... / ..."
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Sedge (possibly Cyperus strigosus).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
23329
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Common Loon (Gavia immer), Havell plate no. 306
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1819?; 1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 25 7/16 x 37 1/8 in. (64.6 x 94.3 cm)
Mat: 35 x 47 in. (88.9 x 119.4 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage, left; summer plumage, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.306
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite with horizonal and vertical framing lines to indicate placement of the image on the engraving plate
Gallery Label:
Bird on left modeled from specimen shot 1819; bird on right begun on July 9, 1833 in Labrador
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
23203
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Uniforms of British and Loyalist Troops Serving at Stony Point, New York, in 1779, American Revolution: Private, 2nd American Regiment, Volunteers of Ireland, Winter Dress
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1939
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 9 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. LeRoy E. Kimball
Object Number:
1957.265
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown watercolor: "A. R. Cattley / 1939"; verso inscribed at upper center in black ink: "Volunteers of Ireland (Volontiers of Ireland) / 2nd American Regiment"; followed by a long inscription with regimental history and color annotations; at lower center: "Picture shows a Private / soldier. c.1779 / (in Winter dress) / War of the American Revolution"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
23067
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Havell plate no. 171
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 11/16 x 25 1/2 in. (95.7 x 64.8 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:
1863.17.171
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink over earlier graphite[by another hand?]: "Weight 1 lb 6/16 / Length from bill to Tail 16 Inches -- / Do --- Do Do claws -- 19 -- Do -- / Breadth -- 3 feet 6 Inches -- / 3d & 4th Primaries longest -- / New Jersey July 1832 / J.J.A"; birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The owls were given to Audubon by Dr. Richard Harlan of Philly; Havell added a night scene for the engraving
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
22879
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Study of Three Groups of Trees
Classification:
Medium:
Graphite on brown paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 10 in. ( 35.6 x 25.4 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1918.301
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
22818
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Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis), Havell plate no. 349
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1836
Medium:
Pastel, graphite, watercolor, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (29.2 x 42.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Adult male, left; chick, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.349
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 70. Plate 349."; at lower center: "Least Water hen -- Edward. / Rallus Jamaicensis, Gmel. 1 Adult Male. 2. Youngling --"; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
In Havell plate a background of tall grass and water was added to complete the plate
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
22773
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The Astor House, New York City
Classification:
Date:
1905
Medium:
Black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 36 1/4 in. ( 58.4 x 92.1 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1945.547
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "E. J. Meeker--N.Y., 1905"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink wash and graphite: "E. J Meeker -- N.Y -- 1905."
Gallery Label:
This illustration portrays the framed old New York hotel located between Vesey and Barclay streets as it was viewed looking west across Broadway. St. Paul's Chapel is seen at the left, and the old New York Post Office between Broadway and Park Row is at the right.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
22769
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Man Playing a Horn, Couple with Parasol, Seated Child with Sun: Three Miniature Silhouette Scenes
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Black ink on three tiny sheets of beige paper
Dimensions:
largest: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Three miniature silhouettes composed of black ink on paper.
Object Number:
Z.302
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
22728
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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus); sketches of two beaks and a talon
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1809
Medium:
Pastel, black chalk, and graphite with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 5/16 x 18 5/16 in. (61.8 x 46.5 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.19
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 161"; at lower right of center: "Ongle de / derriere"; at lower right: "Longueur total --- 24 Po[pouces, cut] / Anvergure[sic] 60. Do[cut] / pese 4 lb / Pennes a longueur -- 12.00 / Chute de L'Ohio / 29th Decembr 1809. / peu farouche moins / tres Rare Jai vu / trois en plein Jour."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
22595
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Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Collections:
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 17 11/16 x 22 7/16 in. (44.9 x 57 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description:
Female
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.17
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite[erased]: "Female Gadwall Duck --- / [cut]New Orleans Nov, 10th 1821.---"; at upper right: "Weight 25[cut] / Length -- 16[cut] / Bl...32[cut]"
Prior Exhibitions:
\"John James Audubon's Birds of North America: The Original Watercolors,\" New-York Historical Society, April 8-September 14, 1985.
Date Begin:
1821
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
22539
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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