Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Havell plate no. 188
Object Number:
1863.17.188
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with touches of pastel and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/2 x 14 7/16 in. (54.6 x 36.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right corner in graphite: "88"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as American barberry (Berberis canadensis)
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.
