Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
1840-1850
1910.24
Earthenware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), Havell plate no. 7
Title
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), Havell plate no. 7
Date
1825
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 23 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (60.6 x 47 cm), irregular
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Description
Female above; male below
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.7
Marks
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right in graphite[erased]: "No. 24"; at upper right corner: "7"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Corn (Zea mays).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
