Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
Date:
ca. 1750
Object Number:
1902.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris), Havell plate no. 204
Object Number:
1863.17.204
Date:
1833-34
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, collage, gouache, and pastel with touches of black ink and scraping on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 3/8 x 14 11/16 in. (54.3 x 37.3 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
left bird and marsh pasted on
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.
