Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis), Havell plate no. 329; sketch of a feather
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Oil, graphite, watercolor, black ink, and pastel on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 11 7/8 in. × 18 in. (30.2 × 45.7 cm)
Description:
Female
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.329
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?] [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "...1821-"; at lower center[erased]: "Striated[?] Rail--"; at lower right in brown ink: "New York Rail. / Rallus (Crex) noveboracensis."; at upper right: "Female Bird. -- / Tail feathers 10. / Length. From point of bill to end of Tail 6. 3/4 Inches / Total Length to end of claws -- 8. 3/4. " / Breadth -- 11. -- " / Weight 2. onces. -- / Gizzard Large muscular, filled with Shellfish / minute & Gravel. -- Bird very fat. -- Eggs pure white. / Ready to Lay on Dec.r 21. near New Orleans! / 1821."; below in graphite: "39"; erased inscriptions cover left side and lower register
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27767
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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), Havell plate no. 328
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 5/16 x 21 7/16 in. (36.4 x 54.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.328
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / New Orleans May 2d-- 1821"; at center: "Long Legged Plover Male. / Charadrius Himantopus"; at right: "Total Length 22 1/2 Inches; to end of [cut] / Breadth 28 1/2 " / Weight 6 oz[cut] / Tail Feathers 12 all grey--"; at lower left of center in graphite: "Alter the ground"
Gallery Label:
Havell plate the habitat was greatly simplified and the boats were deleted
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27766
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Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), Havell plate no. 327
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, oil, graphite, black ink, and black chalk with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 13/16 x 27 3/8 in. (52.9 x 69.5 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description:
Male, left; female, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.327
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1831
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27763
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Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Havell plate no. 246
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, gouache, and black chalk with scraping on paper
Dimensions:
Paper: 25 7/16 x 38 3/8 in. (64.6 x 97.5 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description:
Two males, front; female, behind
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.246
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at upper right in graphite: "No 50-- 240--[cut]"; at lower center in brown ink: "Male. Length from point of bill to end of tail 2 feet 1 Inch. / Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Claws 2. " -- 3 / 2 " -- / Alar Extent.--- / Weight in Winter. 5 pounds 5 1/2 ounces.- / Do. " -- " Breeding time. 4.--- 8 1/2 " / Female.- / as above Do.-- Do. --Do. --Do. Do.-- 2 feet.- / to end of claws. -----2. " 3. Inches- / Alar extent.--- 3 -- " 3. " / Weight in Winter.-- 4 pounds 4 1/2 ounces.-- / in breeding time.--- 3-" - 12. --"-- / 16. Tail feathers.--"
Gallery Label:
Audubon's son, John Woodhouse and others killed six Eiders on the island of grand Manan, off the Bay of Fundy
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27758
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Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) and Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), Havell plate no. 141
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Date:
1809; c. 1810-19; c. 1829
Medium:
Pastel, black chalk, watercolor, collage, graphite, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 39 1/16 x 25 15/16 in. (99.2 x 65.9 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Adult Goshawk, left; immature Cooper's Hawk, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.141
Gallery Label:
Cooper's hawk painted 1809; immature goshwak painted ca. 1830; adult Northern goshawk painted between 1810 and 1819
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27750
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Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Havell plate no. 140
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 5/16 x 11 9/16 in. (46.5 x 29.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.140
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 1817
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / James Pirrie's Plantations Louisianna July 10th 1821 ---"; at lower center in graphite: "New Specie ---"; below in brown ink: "Pine Creeping Warbler. Male & femelle / Sylvia Pinus"; at lower right: "Plant J.R. Mason ---"; birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1."; "2"; at upper right corner: "40"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27748
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Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), Havell plate no. 139
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Classification:
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 3/16 x 11 7/16 in. (46.2 x 29.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.139
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS / 1827
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "July 11th J.J.A"; at lower center: "Field Sparrow male / Fringilla pusilla. --"; at lower center in graphite[partially cut]: "Field Sparrow"; erased inscriptions throughout
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Grass pink (Calopogon tuberosus) and Blueberry (probably Vaccinium vacillans)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27747
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Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), Havell plate no. 138
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/16 x 11 1/2 in. (46.8 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.138
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Connecticut Warbler. / J.J.A F.L. S. L. / New Jersey -- Sepr 22d[cut]"; at lower center in brown ink: "Connecticut Warbler. Male 1. F. 2. / Sylvia agilis / New Jersey Sepr. 22d / J.J.A"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Soapwort gentian (Gentiana saponaria); hand colored engraving, copperplate (1947.129) in N-YHS collections
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27745
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Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Havell plate no. 137
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Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, white lead pigment, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 5/16 x 21 1/16 in. (74.5 x 53.5 cm)
Mat: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Description:
Males above; female on nest
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Valerie Thaler and Robert F. Petrie
Object Number:
1863.17.137
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: \"Yellow-breasted Chat males 1.2.3.4. F.e 5. / Icteria viridis.--- Plant Vulgo- Sweet Briar. / From Nature by John J. Audubon F.L.S. / June 7th Jersey\"; below, in graphite[erased]: \"...Rosa rubiginosa...\"; to right of upper bird: \"Not be / engraved\"; four male birds each numbered: \"1\"; female on nest numbered: \"2\"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Rose (possibly Rosa virginiana) or Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa)
Date Begin:
1829
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27744
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Havell plate no. 326
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Classification:
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, collage, and gouache with scratching out and scraping on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 3/4 x 37 11/16 in. (62.9 x 95.7 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description:
Immature, front; adult, behind
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.326
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1831 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left of center in graphite: "No 66 326"; at lower center: "Gannet"; at lower right: "No 65"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27740
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