Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
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Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 95
Title
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 95
Date
1822
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and white lead pigment with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 11/16 in. (47.9 x 29.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Adult male
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.95
Marks
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 1817
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 19. / Plate 95."; at lower center: "Blue-eyed yellow Warbler -- / Sylvia AEstiva / Plant. -- Wisterea"; below in graphite[erased]: "Blue Eyed-
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Wisteria (Wisteris frutescens or Wisteria macrostachya)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
