Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina), Havell plate no. 9
Object Number:
1863.17.9
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with touches of black ink and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 9/16 x 11 5/8 in. (47.1 x 29.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at the lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon. / James Pirrie's Esqr Plantation Louisianna July 1 : 1821"; at lower center: "Louisiana Fly Catcher Male. / Muscicapa Ludoviciana"
Description:
Immature male
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Pheasant's eye (Adonis annua).
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.
