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Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
Artist/Maker: John Conger

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Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica). Havell plate no. 403

Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica). Havell plate no. 403
Title
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica). Havell plate no. 403
Date 
1838
Related People 
Artist/Maker: John James Audubon
Medium 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions 
Paper: 16 13/16 x 23 1/16 in. (42.7 x 58.6 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description 
Male, summer plumage
Credit Line 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number 
1863.17.403
Inscriptions 
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "No 87. / Plate 403."; at center: "American Golden-eyed Duck. Summer plumage Aud. -- / Clangula americana. / Male --."; to right of tail: "16 feathers."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.