Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola), Havell plate no. 205
Object Number:
1863.17.205
Date:
c. 1820; 1833-34
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, collage, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 9/16 x 21 7/16 in. (37 x 54.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?] [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite from left to right: "2"; "1"; "3"
Description:
Adults, left and center; immature, right
Gallery Label:
Rail at left painted prior to 1820
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.
