Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus), Havell plate no. 143
Object Number:
1863.17.143
Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel, with touches of gouache and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 1/2 x 11 7/16 in. (47 x 29.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "New Jersey May. ---- J.J.A"; at lower left of center: "Golden crowned Thrush. Male 1. F. 2. / Sylvia aurocapilla."; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right in graphite: "No. 4. 43"
Description:
Female, above; male, below
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). This is a European species naturalized in the U.S.
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.
