Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Object Number:
LIB.YC1864.Beau
Date:
1864
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Book (closed): 25.4 x 15.2 cm (10 x 6 in.)
Description:
Issued in printed and illustrated wrappers: title and imprint on front cover within ornamental border, publisher’s advertisement on back.
Illustrations: 8 wood-engravings signed W. Momberger (William Momberger); hand colored. First issued in 1856 by John McLoughlin.
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society Library
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
