White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Havell plate no. 8

Classification: 
Date: 
1822
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, black ink, and white lead pigment with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 18 1/4 x 11 13/16 in. (46.4 x 30 cm) Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description: 
Immature above; adult below. This watercolor is one of the latest collaborations between Audubon and Mason.
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.8
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "J.J. Audubon / Natchez -- / March 26th…"; at lower right: "Pl. 191. "; erased inscriptions at lower right
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1822
eMuseum Object ID: 
26734
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), Havell plate no. 7

Classification: 
Date: 
1825
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 23 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (60.6 x 47 cm), irregular Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Description: 
Female above; male below
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.7
Marks: 
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower right in graphite[erased]: "No. 24"; at upper right corner: "7"
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Corn (Zea mays).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1825
eMuseum Object ID: 
26730
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Common Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Classification: 
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and pastel with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 14 1/2 x 21 5/16 in. (36.8 x 54.1 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description: 
Adult, breeding plumage
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.18.24
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at upper center in graphite: "No 50 -- 248 --"; below: "Amend this rascally Sky and Water"; at middle right: "Weight / 10 1/2 oz."; at upper right vertically: "4th Volume"; at upper right corner: "48"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
26729
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Havell plate no. 6

Classification: 
Date: 
1820
Medium: 
Pastel, watercolor, oil, graphite, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 25 1/2 x 38 15/16 in. (64.8 x 98.9 cm) Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description: 
Female and young
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.6
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
26727
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Havell plate no. 88

Classification: 
Date: 
1829
Medium: 
Watercolor and graphite with touches of black ink, black pastel, gouache, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (47.9 x 29.2 cm) Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description: 
Immature female, above and immature male, below
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.88
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS / 18[?]
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 18. Plate 88. / Betula P[capital crossed out to indicate lower case]apyrifera. / Vulgo Canoe Birch / Autumnal Warbler. / Sylvia autumnalis / Great Pine Swamp August 20th-- / J.J.A"; at lower right of center: "Male 1. F.2"; lower and upper birds numbered respectively: "1"; "2"; at lower left in graphite[erased]: "Plant Vulgo... / ..."; above: "Betula p... / vulgo Yellow[?]... / J.J.A"
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Canoe birch (Betula papyrifera)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1829
eMuseum Object ID: 
26702
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Havell plate no. 87

Classification: 
Date: 
1829
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 29 3/8 x 20 15/16 in. (74.6 x 53.2 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: 
1863.17.87
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 18. Plate 87."; below in graphite: "Garrulus Floridanus / Florida Jay / Florida Keys / John J. A"; at lower center in brown ink: "Florida Jay / Garrulus Floridanus male 1 F. 2. / Diospyros virginiana / vulgo Persimon"; at lower right in graphite[erased]: "Diospyros Virginiana / vulgo Persimon"; lower bird numbered in brown ink: "2"
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1829
eMuseum Object ID: 
26701
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus), Havell plate no. 82; sketch of a foot

Classification: 
Date: 
c. 1827-30
Medium: 
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, gouache, black ink, and graphite with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 28 7/8 x 21 9/16 in. (73.3 x 54.8 cm) Mat: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Description: 
Males, above; females, below pursuing a Cecropia Moth (Hylophora cecropia) of the family Saturnia; and a Io moth (Automeris io).
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.82
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 182[7?] [reversed]
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 17. Plate 82. / Drawn from Nature & Puplished / by / John. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.LS. & c"; at lower leftt of center: "Caprimulgus vociferus / Whip-poor-will. Male 1. F. 2. 3 / quercus tinctoria / Vulgo Black Oak."; various inscriptions counterclockwise from lower right: "foot"[next to sketch]; "Male"; "Saturnia Cecropia"; "Male / Rosabisa[?] Io"; birds numbered clockwise from top: "1."; "2"; "3."
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Red Oak (Quercus borealis) or Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1827
eMuseum Object ID: 
26700
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Havell plate no. 81

Classification: 
Date: 
1829
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 37 3/4 x 25 3/16 in. (95.9 x 64 cm) Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description: 
Male Osprey carrying a Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.81
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 17. Plate 81"; at lower left of center: "Fish Hawk. Male / Falco haliaetus / Fish, Vulgo. Weak-Fish"; at middle right in graphite, partially erased: "began Friday / at 11 o clock / finished Sunday evening"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1829
eMuseum Object ID: 
26699
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta), Havell plate no. 80

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Date: 
1815
Medium: 
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, gouache, and black chalk on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 9 11/16 x 16 5/8 in. (24.6 x 42.2 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Barbara Lisa Reissman, DrPH, in memory of David Jesse Reissman
Object Number: 
1863.17.80
Inscriptions: 

Inscribed at lower left in brown ink[over graphite]: "No 16. plate 80 -- / Published 1830. --"; at lower right in graphite[nearly illegible]: "Anthus... /... / ...1815 / J.J.A"; written over former in brown ink: "ogous-- / Phlox Subulata"

Gallery Label: 

The background flora has been identified as Moss phlox (Phlox subulata)

Date End: 
1815
eMuseum Object ID: 
26698
Exclude from TMS update: 
OFF
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), Havell plate no. 79

Classification: 
Date: 
1822
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (47.9 x 29.8 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: 
1863.17.79
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 16. plate 79. / Published 1830. -- / April 10th 1822. -- / J.J.A"; at lower right: "Tyrant Flycatcher Male 1. F. 2 / Muscicapa tyrannus. -- / Plant / Vulgo Cotton wood --- Populus candicans"; lower and upper birds numbered respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1822
eMuseum Object ID: 
26697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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