Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia), Havell plate no. 123
Object Number:
1863.17.123
Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 5/16 x 11 1/2 in. (46.5 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Great Pine Swamp / Augt -- 12th / J.J.A"; at lower left of center: "Black & Yellow Warblers. males. -- / Sylvia maculosa. ---"; upper bird numbered: "1."; at upper right in graphite: "23"; erased inscriptions throughout
Description:
Males
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Purple-flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus)
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.
