Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Common Murre (Uria aalge), Havell plate no. 218
Object Number:
1863.17.218
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel with scraping and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 13/16 x 21 1/2 in. (37.6 x 54.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
Description:
Breeding plumage
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.
