Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata), Havell plate no. 133
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Date:
1821; 1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, collage, and gouache with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (47.3 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female, upper left; males, upper right and lower
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.133
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS / 1827
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Black-poll Warbler male 1. F. 2 / Sylvia Striata. / New Jersey May."; at lower right in graphite: "Plant Peperridge"; birds numbered clockwise from lower center: "1"; "2"; "1"; at upper right corner: "33"; erased inscriptions at lower left
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica); male at bottom painted on April 24, 1821 and pasted onto the later painting
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27709
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Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), Havell plate no. 132
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with touches of scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 3/16 x 21 in. (74.1 x 53.3 cm)
Mat: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Description:
Female, left; males, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.132
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 182[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right corner: "32"; upper two birds numbered in graphite upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Poison ivy (Rhus radicans)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27708
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Havell plate no. 131
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, pastel, and black chalk with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 1/8 x 25 15/16 in. (94.3 x 65.9 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Female, above; male, left center; nestlings, lower group
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.131
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Robin. male 1. female 2 & Young -- 3 4 5 6 7. / Turdus migratorius -- / [E]gg Harbour -- July 2d / J.J.A F…."; lower left bird numbered: "3"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27707
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Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei), Havell plate no. 96, with a sketch of a bill
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, and black ink, with touches of gouache and white lead pigment, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 5/16 x 24 3/16 in. (94.8 x 61.4 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:
1863.17.96
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "John.J.A"; at lower left of center, over sketch of bill: "Bill"; at lower center: "Columbia Jay"
Gallery Label:
Audubon erroneosly included this Mexican species in "The Birds of America"; this was the bird chosen by the U.S. Postal Service for its commemorative stamp honoring Audubon; each jay pasted on
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27705
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Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus), Havell plate no. 91
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, gouache, pastel, and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 3/16 x 25 3/8 in. (97 x 64.5 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.91
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILL
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 19. / Plate 91."; at lower center: "Broad-winged Hawk. Male 1. F. 2. / Falco Pennsylvanicus -- / Plant. Juglans porcina / Vulgo. Pig-nut"; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Pignut (Carya glabra)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27704
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Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri), Havell plate no. 429
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Date:
c. 1836-38
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with touches of black chalk and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 5/8 x 21 1/16 in. (37.1 x 53.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Male; Havell plate no. 429 includes an immature duck inserted from watercolor 1863.18.37
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.429
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1837 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 86."; at lower center: "Western Duck"
Gallery Label:
Based on a mounted bird from a museum in Norwich, England
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
27702
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Surfbird (Aphriza virgata), Havell plate no. 428
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel, with touches of black ink and scratching out on two sheets of paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/8 x 16 3/16 in. (61.3 x 41.1 cm)
Upper Sheet: 10 11/16 x 16 3/16 in. (27.1 x 41.1 cm)
Lower Sheet: 13 11
Description:
Winter plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.428
Inscriptions:
Inscribed with long vertical and horizontal lines in graphite to indicate to the engraver compositional changes, framing, and alignment of the image on the copper plate; at middle right: "Copper / 1..... / X / 1--"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
27701
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American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) and Blackish Oystercatcher?, Havell plate no. 427
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with scratching out and touches of black ink and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (52.7 x 73 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.427
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in graphite vertically[partially erased]: "..2…4 / … / usual depth --"; at upper right vertically: "On Some of these Birds-bills / The indentation of their… that / much in opening Shells as well / marked by having scale like / ...from it --"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
27700
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Havell plate no. 426
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on Japanese paper
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 9/16 x 25 3/8 in. (97.9 x 64.5 cm), irregular
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
(Havell plate #426)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Gratia Rinehart Waters
Object Number:
1966.42
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 84. Plate 426. -- / John. J. Audubon / 1838"; at lower center: "Californian Vulture. / Cathartes californianus, Illiger. / Old male."
Gallery Label:
Watercolor of Californian condor was given to N-YHS in 1966 (1966.42). This plate represents Havell plate #426, the only original watercolor known to be extant, which was not purchased in original transactions with Mrs. Audubon in 1863.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
27699
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Havell plate no. 425
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Classification:
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 3/8 x 14 7/16 in. (54.3 x 36.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Males, upper four; female, lower center
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.425
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Trochilus anna, Lesson."; at lower right: "1. Males -- / 2. Females & nest.--"; birds numbered inside circles clockwise from the upper center: "1"; "2"; "1[without circle]"; "5"; "3"; "4"; "1[without circle]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
27698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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