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Batter pitcher
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Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Study for Havell pl. no. 87
Title
Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Study for Havell pl. no. 87
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 New-York Historical 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)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
