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Baby walker
1700-1800
INV.14959
Pine
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Common Raven (Corvus corax), Havell plate no. 101
Title
Common Raven (Corvus corax), Havell plate no. 101
Date
1829
Medium
Watercolor, pastel, black ink, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 35 13/16 x 25 7/16 in. (91 x 64.6 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description
Male
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.101
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite [erased]: "...Male Adult about 7..."; below in brown ink: "No 1. Plate 101."; at lower center: "Raven male adult. -- / Corvus Corax / Plant Juglans laciniosa / (Vulgo) Thick shell-bark Hickory."
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
