Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Havell plate no. 12
Title
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Havell plate no. 12
Date
c. 1822-25
Medium
Watercolor, pastel, black ink, graphite, gouache, and red lead pigment [converted to gray] with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 23 11/16 x 18 11/16 in. (60.2 x 47.5 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Description
Female, left; males, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.12
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?] [reversed]
Inscriptions
Inscribed at upper right corner in graphite, inverted: "12"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as the Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipfera).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
