Collection Highlights
Ledger, 1678-1684
Date:
1678-1684
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Clopper.Ledger.1678
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Museum Collections
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Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), Havell plate no. 147
Object Number:
1863.17.147
Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 1/4 x 20 9/16 in. (74.3 x 52.2 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1821[?]
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right[erased]: "47"
Description:
Males
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as White oak (Quercus alba)
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.
