Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
ca. 1863
1865.6
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
Title
Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, with touches of black ink and pastel and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 20 5/16 x 14 1/8 in. (51.6 x 35.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
The branch of the Strawberry Tree with red pods in this watercolor was engraved as the background for Havell Plate 395, although the bird was not engraved. The birds were added from the upper section of watercolor 1863.17.393.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.18.12
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Euonymus Americanus"[in Maria Martin's hand?]; erased inscriptions throughout
Gallery Label
Sightings of this bird have become extremely rare during the past half century; The background flora has been identified as
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
