Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus), Havell plate no. 244
Object Number:
1863.17.244
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, gouache, and white lead pigment with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 3/16 x 22 1/8 in. (41.1 x 56.2 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in blank lower register at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / New Orleans February 8th 1821"; at lower center[over earlier cancelled inscription]: "Common Gallinule or Moor Hen Male / Fulica Chlorupus-- / Grand Rale d'Eau A[illegible] les Chapeurs[?] de la Louisianna"; at lower right: "Length 14 Inches & 19 to the end of Nails / Breadth 22. "-- / Weight 12 ozes--"
Description:
Male
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.
