Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
Object Number:
1863.18.2
Date:
1811
Medium:
Pastel and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Paper: 9 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (23.2 x 29.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "192.& 193 Henderson 14 May 1811"; at lower center: "Black throated Bunting A. Willson -- / Male & female Emberiza Americana "; above upper tail feathers in graphite: "12"
Description:
Male above, female below
Gallery Label:
Breeds in central United States, winters through Central America south to northern South America
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.
