Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
ca. 1825
1920.5
Watercolor on ivory
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Drawings
Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), Havell plate no. 185
Title
Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), Havell plate no. 185
Date
1833
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 21 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (54.6 x 35.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.185
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink[in Maria Martin's hand?]: "Gordonia Pubescens"; at upper right corner in graphite: "85"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Franklinia (Franlinia alatamaha); sightings of this bird have become extremely rare during the past half century
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
