Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis), Havell plate no. 208
Object Number:
1863.17.208
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 5/8 x 20 15/16 in. (37.1 x 53.2 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Birds are numbered in graphite upper and lower respectively "1"; "2"
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.
