Collection Highlights
The Funeral of Ulysses Grant
Date:
1885
Object Number:
PR.020.98.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), Havell plate no. 382
Object Number:
1863.17.382
Date:
1836-37
Medium:
Watercolor, oil, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 3/8 x 29 5/16 in. (51.8 x 74.5 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Sharp-Tailed Grous. male 1. Female 2 --"; birds numbered right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
Description:
Adults
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.
