Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Havell plate no. 88
Title
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Havell plate no. 88
Date
1829
Medium
Watercolor and graphite with touches of black ink, black pastel, and 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)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
