Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), Havell plate no. 240
Object Number:
1863.17.240
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 9/16 x 14 5/8 in. (54.8 x 37.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 48. 240 --"; at lower right: "Rose coloured Tern ---"
Description:
Breeding plumage
Gallery Label:
Bird has been cut out and pasted on
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.
