Collection Highlights
Armchair
1785-1789
1916.7
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus), Havell plate no. 380
Title
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus), Havell plate no. 380
Date
1832
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 21 3/16 x 14 13/16 in. (53.8 x 37.6 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Female, left; male, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.380
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 75. Plate 375. --"; at lower right: "Male 1. F. 2."; birds numbered right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
