Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Havell plate no. 107
Object Number:
1863.17.107
Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 3/8 x 21 1/16 in. (74.6 x 53.5 cm)
Mat: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 182[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Corvus Canadensis --- / Canada Jay / Sepr 26th -- / J.J.A"
Description:
Adults; male, above; female, below
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as White oak tree (Quercus alba).
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.
