Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), Havell plate no. 303
Object Number:
1863.17.303
Date:
c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 5/8 x 21 3/4 in. (37.1 x 55.2 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Louisanna J.J. Audubon[cut]"; at upper left: "62"
Description:
The naturalist William Bartram (1739-1823) of Philadelphia is commemorated in the Latin taxonomic named for this genus.
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Toadshade (Trillium sessile) or Little sweet betsy (Trillium cuneatum); Havell plate filled in the snail and landscape more boldly
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.
