Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
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Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus), Havell plate no. 38
Title
Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus), Havell plate no. 38
Date
c. 1822
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 19 1/16 x 11 3/4 in. (48.4 x 29.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Male left; female right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.38
Inscriptions
Inscribed at the lower left in brown ink: "No 8. Plate 38."; below in graphite [erased]: "J.J. Audubon"; at lower center in brown ink: "Kentucky Warbler Male 1. F. 2. / Sylvia formosa."; to right in graphite[erased]: "Auriculata"; below in brown ink: "Plant. Magnolia auriculata"; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Umbrella-tree (Magnolia fraseri). The umbrella-tree was found by Audubon only in Lousiana and Mississippi in habitats frequented by the Kentucky warbler.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
