Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gadwall (Anas strepera), Havell plate no. 348
Object Number:
1863.17.348
Date:
c. 1832-34
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, black chalk, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 5/16 x 27 3/4 in. (51.6 x 70.5 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle right in graphite: "Tail"
Description:
Female, left; male, right
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.
