Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Havell plate no. 128
Object Number:
1863.17.128
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, gouache, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 11 9/16 in. (47.8 x 29.4 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right corner in graphite: "28"; erased inscriptions at lower left
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Blackberry (probably Rubus argutus)
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.
