Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius), Havell plate no. 332
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
c. 1832-33
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, oil, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache on heavy paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 3/8 x 29 11/16 in. (54.3 x 75.4 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description:
Female, left; male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.332
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 67 Plate 332. / Pied Duck"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Gallery Label:
Heavily hunted for millinery trade, this species was already scarce by the time Audubon depicted it (from specimens Daniel Webster had shot on Martha's Vineyard). By 1880 it was extinct.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27727
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Havell plate no. 250
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Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
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Not promoted
Date:
1833
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)
Place Made:
continent: North America; country: Canada; state: Newfoundland; city: Labrador;
Description:
Breeding plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Alexander B.V. Johnson in memory of E. Dudley H. Johnson
Object Number:
1863.17.250
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: \"No 50 -- 250 --\"; to left of bill: \"X\" instructing the engraver to position the image on the copper plate
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27721
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), Havell plate no. 249
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Date:
c. 1834-35
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 11/16 x 21 9/16 in. (37.3 x 54.8 cm), irregular
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Breeding plumage; male, right; female, left
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.249
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 50."; at lower center: "Tufted Auk. Adult Male. -- / Mormon cirrhatus, Temm. --"; at lower right: "Plate 249."; at middle left in graphite[erased]: "20 by 14 1/2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
27719
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), Havell plate no. 248
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, oil, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 7/16 x 21 3/8 in. (36.7 x 54.3 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage, left; breeding plumage, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.248
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in graphite, erased[cut]: "...Length of ... / from bill to end of feet 18. Inches --- / Weight 15 onces ---"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27717
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca), Havell plate no. 247
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 9/16 x 29 9/16 in. (54.8 x 75.1 cm)
Mat: 38 × 52 in. (96.5 × 132.1 cm)
Description:
Female, left; male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.247
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 50 - 247 --"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27716
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia), Havell plate no. 245
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 9/16 x 20 7/16 in. (37 x 51.9 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.245
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite below head[erased]: "...the whites"; below tail feathers: "12...22"; erased inscriptions throughout
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27714
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus), Havell plate no. 244
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Not promoted
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, gouache, and white lead pigment with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 3/16 x 22 1/8 in. (41.1 x 56.2 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:
1863.17.244
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in blank lower register at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / New Orleans February 8th 1821"; at lower center[over earlier cancelled inscription]: "Common Gallinule or Moor Hen Male / Fulica Chlorupus-- / Grand Rale d'Eau A[illegible] les Chapeurs[?] de la Louisianna"; at lower right: "Length 14 Inches & 19 to the end of Nails / Breadth 22. "-- / Weight 12 ozes--"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27713
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna), Havell plate no. 136
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, collage, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 36 5/8 x 26 1/16 in. (93 x 66.2 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.136
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered clockwise from middle right in graphite: "1"; "2"; "2"; "1"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Downy false foxglove (Aureolaria virginica); bird at lower right cut out of an earlier work and pasted on to this composition
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27712
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca), Havell plate no. 135
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Date:
1812
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black chalk with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 15 15/16 x 10 1/2 in. (40.5 x 26.7 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:
1863.17.135
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at at lower left in graphite[erased]: "phlox maculata"; below in brown ink[over erased graphite inscriptions]: "No 38. / May 12th 1812. Pennsa"; at lower center: "Black burnian Warbler A. W. / Sylvia Blackburnia"; at upper right corner: "35"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Wild sweet william (Phlox maculata)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
27711
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca), Havell plate no. 134
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black chalk, and black ink with touches of pastel and gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/16 x 11 9/16 in. (46.8 x 29.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female, left; immature male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.134
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "Great Pine Swamp / Aug 12th -- / J.J.A"; at lower center in brown ink: "Hemlock Warbler. Male 1. F. 2 / Sylvia parus. -- / Great Pine Swamp Augt 12th / J.J.A"; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; three lines erased at lower right: "...Warbler"; at upper right corner: "34"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Mountain maple (Acer spicatum)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27710
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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