Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana), Havell plate no. 168; sketch of a feather
Object Number:
1863.17.168
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 9/16 x 14 1/8 in. (54.8 x 35.9 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed vertically along lower left margin in brown ink below outline diagram of feather: "Shape of the th...ies of / the first 3 primaries"; at lower center: "Lobloly Bay -- "; at lower right: "Gordonia / Lasianthus / Mirt[? cut]"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Loblolly-bay (Gordonia lasianthus)
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.
